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For families wishing
to participate:
Read about a family that participated in this project in the Fall
2005 issue of the JDRF publication
Countdown.
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For participating
families:
If your family
is already participating in the study, you can find the first results of your
contribution
here!
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Statistics:
See which countries are participating and how many families they have
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What is the ET1DGN?
The ET1DGN is part of the international
effort
of the Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium (T1DGC)
to identify and collect families in which at least 2 siblings suffer from type 1
diabetes, in order to search for genetic markers of the disease. The project is
carried out in collaboration with other regional networks
(Latin-America, Asia Pacific, North America and United Kingdom) and is funded by
the NIH.
The aim of the ET1DGN is to recruit at least 1200 families in
the European region, representing as diversified a population as possible in
order to secure a broad scientific base.
To achieve its goals, the ET1DGN seeks to establish,
maintain and promote a network of collaborating centers in as
many European countries as possible to ensure that
European groups will work together towards a better understanding of genetic and pathogenetic factors underlying risk and disease
mechanisms of type 1 diabetes.
Who can participate?
Families with at least two
siblings (brothers and/or sisters) who:
• Have had type 1 diabetes diagnosed before the age of
35
• Are not identical twins
• Are blood relatives (not step brothers or sisters)
Parents, up to
one more sibling with type 1 diabetes and siblings without diabetes may also
participate.
About the ET1DGN logo
The theme of the
ET1DGN logo is a chromosome viewed through a looking glass - symbol of
scientific research scrutiny.
The logo is the result of a competition
among the members of the European network. Out of a total of 27 entries, the
current logo received the majority of the votes.
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