Table 2

Frequency (%) of 5′ALR2 microsatallite alleles in patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and normal controls

AllelePatient subgroupControls (n=204)
Uncomplicated (n=76)Short duration (n=86)Neuropathic patients (n=156)
Z−60.0 (0)0.0 (0)1.3 (2)1.9 (4)
Z−41.3 (1)8.1 (7)7.7 (12)4.4 (9)
Z−211.8 (9)19.8 (17)30.22-152 (47)22.1 (45)
Z38.2 (29)39.5 (34)42.9 (67)44.1 (90)
Z+238.2 (29)30.2 (26)14.12-150 2-151 (22)23.5 (48)
Z+47.9 (6)2.3 (2)3.8 (6)2.3 (2)
Z+62.6 (2)0.0 (0)0.0 (0)1.9 (4)

  • n = Number of chromosomes. The number in parentheses is the number of chromosomes.

  • ↵2-150 v Frequency in uncomplicated χ2 = 17.3, p < 0.00001, pc = 0.0001.

  • ↵2-151 v Frequency in short duration χ2 = 9.0, p < 0.0025, pc = 0.025.

  • ↵2-152 v Frequency in uncomplicated χ2 = 9.3, p < 0.0025, pc = 0.025.