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SUBMITTER: Ge Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5482087 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ge Yan Y Paisie Taylor K TK Newman Jeremy R B JRB McIntyre Lauren M LM Concannon Patrick P
Diabetes 20170612 7
Although over 40 type 1 diabetes (T1D) risk loci have been mapped in humans, the causative genes and variants for T1D are largely unknown. Here, we investigated a candidate gene in the 21q22.3 risk locus-<i>UBASH3A</i>, which is primarily expressed in T cells where it is thought to play a largely redundant role. Genetic variants in <i>UBASH3A</i> have been shown to be associated with several autoimmune diseases in addition to T1D. However, the molecular mechanism underlying these genetic associa ...[more]