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INS insulin

Gene ID: 3630, updated on 2-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: IDDM; ILPR; IRDN; IDDM1; IDDM2; PNDM4; MODY10

Summary

This gene encodes insulin, a peptide hormone that plays a vital role in the regulation of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. After removal of the precursor signal peptide, proinsulin is post-translationally cleaved into three peptides: the B chain and A chain peptides, which are covalently linked via two disulfide bonds to form insulin, and C-peptide. Binding of insulin to the insulin receptor (INSR) stimulates glucose uptake. A multitude of mutant alleles with phenotypic effects have been identified, including insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, permanent neonatal diabetes diabetes mellitus, maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 10 and hyperproinsulinemia. There is a read-through gene, INS-IGF2, which overlaps with this gene at the 5' region and with the IGF2 gene at the 3' region. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]

Associated conditions

See all available tests in GTR for this gene

DescriptionTests
A genome-wide association study identifies KIAA0350 as a type 1 diabetes gene.
GeneReviews: Not available
A possible mechanism behind autoimmune disorders discovered by genome-wide linkage and association analysis in celiac disease.
GeneReviews: Not available
Diabetes mellitus, permanent neonatal 4
MedGen: C5394307OMIM: 618858GeneReviews: Not available
not available
Genome-wide association analysis of autoantibody positivity in type 1 diabetes cases.
GeneReviews: Not available
Genome-wide association study and meta-analysis find that over 40 loci affect risk of type 1 diabetes.
GeneReviews: Not available
Hyperproinsulinemia
MedGen: C0342283OMIM: 616214GeneReviews: Not available
not available
Identification of seven new prostate cancer susceptibility loci through a genome-wide association study.
GeneReviews: Not available
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 10not available
Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitusnot available
Robust associations of four new chromosome regions from genome-wide analyses of type 1 diabetes.
GeneReviews: Not available
Type 1 diabetes mellitus 2
MedGen: C1852092OMIM: 125852GeneReviews: Not available
not available

Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Haploinsufficency

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2012-03-22)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page
Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2012-03-22)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page

Genomic context

Location:
11p15.5
Sequence:
Chromosome: 11; NC_000011.10 (2159779..2161209, complement)
Total number of exons:
3

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