Abstract
It is well known that type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a complex genetic disease resulting from the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells. Several genes have been associated with susceptibility and/or protection for T1DM, but the disease risk is mostly influenced by genes located in the class II region of the major histocompatibility complex. The attraction of leukocytes to tissues is essential for inflammation and the beginning of autoimmune reaction. The process is controlled by chemokines, which are chemotactic cytolines. Some studies have shown that CCR2-64I and CCR5-Δ32 might be important for protection of susceptibility to some immunologically-mediated disorders. In the present study, we demonstrate the lack of association between CCR2-64I and CCR5-Δ32 gene polymorphism and TIDM and we desrcibe a new method for a simple and more precise genotyping of the CCR2 gene.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 629-632 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Human Immunology |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords*
- CCR2-64I gene
- CCR5-Δ32 gene
- Chemokine
- Latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult
- Type 1 diabetes
Field of Science*
- 1.6 Biological sciences
- 3.1 Basic medicine
- 3.2 Clinical medicine
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database