Additionally, another study has recently described germline SLC29A3 mutations in an autosomal recessive disorder, PHID (Pigmented Hypertrichosis with Insulin dependent Diabetes mellitus) syndrome, which is characterized by the childhood onset of pigmented hypertrichotic skin lesions associated with a high risk of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus [11]. This evidence concerns the gene SLC29A3 and type 1 diabetes mellitus.