Authors: T MandrupPoulsen D Owerbach J Nerup K Johansen J Ingerslev A Tybjærg Hansen
Publish Date: 1985/08/01
Volume: 28, Issue: 8, Pages: 556-564
Abstract
A highly polymorphic locus flanking the human insulin gene contains two major size classes of DNA restriction fragments which segregate in families as stable genetic elements The Lallele ie fragments with an average size of about 600 basepairs seems to be a weak genetic marker for Type 1 insulindependent diabetes mellitus whereas the Uallele i e fragments of an average size of about 2500 basepairs hitherto has been associated with Type 2 noninsulindependent diabetes mellitus and diabetic hypertriglyceridaemia The most recent reports on this subject do not confirm an association between the Uallele and Type 2 diabetes Our own studies indicate that the Uallele is a fairly strong marker for the development of atherosclerosis relative risk for Ucarriers 336 The putative functions of the polymorphic region in atherogenesis and the relation of this region to other genetic markers for atherosclerosis are not known
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