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ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2025

Searching for Monogenic Autoimmune Etiology in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Onset Before 30 Months of Age.

Laura Saso-Jiménez, Inés Urrutia, Begona Calvo, José Ramón Bilbao, Ana Lucía Gómez-Gila, Isabel Leiva-Gea, Andrea Jiménez-Sanchis, Itxaso Rica, Luis Castano, Rosa Martínez

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  1. International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  2. Actionability of Genetic Variants in Diabetes: Core Aspects and Applied Examples.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2025
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Laura Saso-JiménezEndocrinology and Diabetes Research Group, Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5112-552X
Inés UrrutiaEndocrinology and Diabetes Research Group, Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5386-8776
Begona CalvoEndocrinology and Diabetes Research Group, Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2436-0812
José Ramón BilbaoEndocrinology and Diabetes Research Group, Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3176-501X
Ana Lucía Gómez-GilaPediatric Endocrinology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Sevilla, Spain.
Isabel Leiva-GeaPediatric Endocrinology Unit, Hospital Materno Infantil Regional de Málaga, 29011 Málaga, Spain.
Andrea Jiménez-SanchisEndocrinology and Diabetes Research Group, Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain.
Itxaso RicaEndocrinology and Diabetes Research Group, Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5745-1086
Luis CastanoEndocrinology and Diabetes Research Group, Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0437-9401
Rosa MartínezEndocrinology and Diabetes Research Group, Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3800-531X

Funding

Department of Health of the Basque Government GV2016111035Department of Health of the Basque Government GV2019111064Department of Health of the Basque Government GV2020111077Education Department of the Basque Government PRE-2023-2-0084_MOD:AEuropean Union (ERDF) "A way to make Europe"National Institute of Health Carlos III PI14/01104University of the Basque Country IT1739-22
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Abstract

introductionThe most frequent form of diabetes in pediatric patients is polygenic autoimmune diabetes (type 1 diabetes [T1D]), but single-gene variants responsible for autoimmune diabetes have also been described. Both disorders share clinical features, which can lead to monogenic forms being misdiagnosed as T1D. However, correct diagnosis is crucial for therapeutic choice, prognosis, and genetic counseling. The aim of this study was to search for monogenic autoimmune diabetes in Spanish pediatric patients with early-onset T1D.

methodsAmong 500 Spanish pediatric patients with T1D, those with disease onset between 9 and 30 months of age were selected for screening for monogenic autoimmune diabetes (n = 44). Genetic testing was performed by next-generation sequencing with a customized panel that included the major causative genes for monogenic autoimmune syndromes, including early-onset diabetes: AIRE, CTLA4, FOXP3, IL2RA, ITCH, LRBA, STAT1, STAT3, STAT5B. RT-PCR and cDNA sequencing of the RNA isolated from whole blood were used to analyze splicing variants.

resultsGenetic screening identified, in 2 patients with diabetes onset before 1 year of age, 2 likely pathogenic novel variants affecting canonical splicing sites: c.286-12_290del in STAT5B and c.-22-2delA in FOXP3. RNA analyses demonstrated that both variants modify mRNA splicing. The variant in STAT5B induced exon 4 skipping and the variant in FOXP3 caused a deletion of 16 nucleotides before the transcription start site.

conclusionT1D onset in the first year of life may indicate monogenic autoimmune diabetes and molecular testing may be recommended.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Age of OnsetChild, PreschoolFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansInfantMaleSpainForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanearly-onsetmonogenic autoimmune diabetespediatricstype 1 diabetes

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PMID39870583
PMCPMC12448606

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