Monogenic Diabetes Misdiagnosed as Type 1

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age1-25
SponsorMcGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

About this trial

The study has two aims:

1. To (1a) determine the frequency of monogenic diabetes misdiagnosed as type 1 diabetes (T1D) and (2) to define an algorithm for case selection. 2. To discover novel genes whose mutations cause monogenic diabetes misdiagnosed as T1D.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Diagnosis of diabetes under the age of 25 as either type 1 or undetermined type.

Disqualifiers

Existing T1D autoantibody testing with a positive result

Trial population

Cases diagnosed as type 1 diabetes or undetermined type.

Trial design

Design model

Case-only

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • None AHT

    Other intervention

    No further intervention planned for either group as part of the current study.

Treatment groups

5,000 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Antibody-negative1 intervention
Group B: Antibody-positive1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Proportion of monogenic diabetes among patients diagnosed as type 1 diabetes.

The exomes of all patients negative for four T1D autoantibodies will be sequenced and pathogenic variants in genes known to cause monogenic diabetes will be called and annotated. The frequency of genes carrying such variants among these patients will be compared to control exomes from public databases.

Time frame
6 years
2

Proportion of patients carrying mutations in previously unstudied genes that meet statistical criteria of pathogenicity for monogenic diabetes.

Exomes not found to carry a mutation (per outcome 1) will be analyzed to discover pathogenic variants in novel genes. Genes mutated in more than one unrelated probands will be statistically evaluated to see if variants in these gene occur more frequently than in control exomes. The number of probands that is needed to fulfill this criterion will depend on the gene's tolerance to protein-altering mutations.

Time frame
7 years

Secondary outcomes

1

Risk-prediction score for monogenic diabetes mutation in antibody negative T1D patients

Composit score with a statistically significant ROC curve for predicting monogenic diabetes in individuals previously diagnosed as T1D. It will be based on age of onset, T1D polygenic risk score. The risk score will aim to predict monogenic diabetes in cases with clinical T1D diagnosis and known to be antibody negative. The scale will be calculated as follows: From the exome sequencing, the investigators will be able to determine genotype at the three most important loci determining risk for autoimmune T1D (HLA, INS and PTPN22).The composite risk score, along with family history, age of onset, HbA1c+4\*insulin dose/kg (as proxy for residual beta cell function) will be subjected to logistic regression for an overall risk. The ROC curve will be used to select a point likely to capture most cases unlikely to have autoimmune T1D, sacrificing specificity to maximize sensitivity. Data will be validated with jackknife cross-validation.

Time frame
5 years

Other outcomes

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