Abstract |
HLA antigens, complement allotypes, insulin antibodies and thyrogastric autoantibodies were determined in 69 patients with Type 1 ( insulin-dependent) diabetes defined by a tendency to ketosis, non- obesity and insulin requirement within 2 years of diagnosis. Analysis of HLA and C4 allotypes suggested that Type 1 diabetes was associated with only certain DR3- and DR4-containing supratypes. Low antibody response to insulin was associated with all HLA-DR3, being present in 89% of those with DR3 compared with 48% of those without. Thyrogastric autoantibodies were associated with a null allele at the C4A locus, usually with HLA-B8-C4AQO-C4B1-BfS-DR3. These results indicate that, unlike Type 1 diabetes, low insulin antibody response was associated with all HLA-DR3. Thyrogastric autoantibodies, on the other hand, were associated with a null allele at the C4A locus. It is probable that while interaction between certain HLA-DR3 and DR4-containing supratypes is important in conferring susceptibility to Type 1 diabetes, other manifestations of autoimmunity are associated with supratypes containing C4AQ0, and in particular the diabetogenic supratype HLA-B8-C4AQ0-C4B1-BfS-DR3.
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Authors | V J McCann, J McCluskey, H Kelly, P H Kay, P J Zilko, F T Christiansen, R L Dawkins |
Journal | Diabetologia
(Diabetologia)
Vol. 27 Suppl
Pg. 124-5
(Jul 1984)
ISSN: 0012-186X [Print] Germany |
PMID | 6332753
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Autoantibodies
- Complement C4
- HLA-DR3 Antigen
- HLA-DR4 Antigen
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Insulin Antibodies
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Topics |
- Alleles
- Autoantibodies
(biosynthesis)
- Complement C4
(genetics)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
(genetics, immunology)
- HLA-DR3 Antigen
- HLA-DR4 Antigen
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
(genetics)
- Humans
- Insulin Antibodies
(biosynthesis)
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Stomach
(immunology)
- Thyroid Gland
(immunology)
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