The association between C1858T gene polymorphism and type 1 diabetes mellitus: an Indonesian study.

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is disease caused by the destruction of β pancreatic cells. The activation of T-lymphocyte and proliferation inhibitor are induced by protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (). However, the link between C1858T gene polymorphism and T1DM is still controversy.