Project description:The Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium is a collaborative clinical study sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) and supported by U01 DK062418. Its aim is to develop resources for the scientific community to identify genes influencing an individuals risk for developing Type 1 (juvenile onset) Diabetes (T1D).