Principal Investigator: Carla Greenbaum
Phone: 1-800-888-4187
Email: diabetes@BenaroyaResearch.org

What is the Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium?

The Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium (T1DGC) is an international group that has formed to confirm and identify Type 1 diabetes susceptibility genes. Internationally, the T1DGC project aims to collect DNA samples and has recently turned its focus on collection of minority Mexican-American and African-American participants. All health information collected is confidential and DNA data will be stored centrally without personal identifiers.

Who can participate?

• Mexican-American or African-American families in which there is one child with Type 1 diabetes. We would like the participation of the child with diabetes and both parents.

• Mexican-American or African-American individuals with Type 1 diabetes.

• Mexican-American or African-American individuals without Type 1 diabetes and who have no immediate family members with diabetes.

What do I have to do as a study participant?

Participation involves answering some questions about your family medical history and giving a small blood sample. It is not necessary to travel to Seattle to participate.