Abstract
In order to determine the ethnic origin of the transporter associated with antigen processing 2 (TAP2) G allele, initially discovered by us in a group of type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) patients living on Reunion Island, HLA TAP2 typing was performed using the polymerase chain reaction-amplification refractory mutation system (PCR-ARMS) method in type 1 diabetes patients and unrelated healthy controls of three different ethnic groups (Caucasians, Indians and black Africans from Senegal and Mauritius). The comparison of TAP2 allele frequencies in controls showed significant racial (ethnic) differences. The TAP2*0101 and TAP2 C alleles were increased, respectively, in the Caucasian (50% in Caucasians vs. 40% in other groups) and Senegalese (27% in Senegalese vs. 10% in other groups) populations. In comparison with Caucasians, the TAP2*0201 variant was significantly increased in the Indian population and decreased in the Senegalese black population. In addition, the TAP2 G allele was observed in the two African populations studied but not in the Caucasian or Indian population. This observation is consistent with the view that this allele is restricted to populations of African origin. In addition, we have det...Continue Reading
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