scholarly journals Associations between Aquaglyceroporin Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yijun Wang ◽  
Gang Chen ◽  
Qingyun Tu ◽  
Junxia Wu ◽  
Yu Qin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Proteinase K ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Chinese Han ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
And Gender

Objectives. AQP7 and AQP9 represent glycerol channel in adipose tissue and liver and have been associated with metabolic diseases. We aimed to investigate the associations between genetic variants in AQP7 and AQP9 genes and the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Chinese population. Methods. Blood samples were drawn from 400 T2DM patients and 400 age- and gender-matched controls. Genomic DNA was extracted by proteinase K digestion and phenol–chloroform extraction. Genotyping of 5 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in AQP7 (rs2989924, rs3758269, and rs62542743) and AQP9 (rs57139208, rs16939881) was performed by the polymerase chain reaction assay with TaqMan probes. Results. The subjects with rs2989924 GA+AA genotypes had 1.47-fold increased risk of T2DM (odds ratio [OR] 1.47, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06-2.04), compared to those with GG genotype, and this association remained significant after adjustment for covariates (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.07-2.57). When compared with rs3758269 CC genotype, the subjects with CT+TT genotypes had 45% decreased T2DM risk after multivariate adjustment (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.35-0.85). The associations were evident in elder and overweight subjects and those with central obesity. No association was observed between AQP9 SNPs and T2DM risk. Conclusions. AQP7 SNP rs2989924 and rs3758269 were associated with T2DM risk in Chinese Han population.

scholarly journals In vivo reporter assays uncover changes in enhancer activity caused by type 2 diabetes associated SNPs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada Admin ◽  
Ana Eufrásio ◽  
Chiara Perrod ◽  
Marta Duque ◽  
Fábio J.Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Enhancer Activity ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Nucleotide Mutation ◽  
Reporter Assays ◽  
Coding Snp

Many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated to type 2 diabetes overlap with putative endocrine pancreatic enhancers, suggesting that these SNPs modulate enhancer activity and consequently, gene expression. We performed <i>in vivo</i> mosaic transgenesis assays in zebrafish to quantitatively test the enhancer activity of type 2 diabetes-associated <i>loci</i>. Six out of ten tested sequences are endocrine pancreatic enhancers. The risk variant of two sequences decreased enhancer activity, while in another two incremented it. One of the latter (rs13266634) locates in a <i>SLC30A8 </i>exon, encoding a tryptophan-to-arginine substitution that decreases <i>SLC30A8 </i>function, being the canonical explanation for type 2 diabetes risk association. However, other type 2 diabetes associated SNPs that truncate SLC30A8, confer protection to this disease, contradicting this explanation. Here, we clarify this incongruence showing that rs13266634 boosts the activity of an overlapping enhancer, suggesting a SLC30A8 gain-of-function as the cause for the increased risk for the disease. We further dissected the functionality of this enhancer finding a single nucleotide mutation sufficient to impair its activity. Overall, this work assesses <i>in vivo</i> the importance of disease-associated SNPs in the activity of endocrine pancreatic enhancers, including a poorly explored case where a coding SNP modulates the activity of an enhancer.

Association between Single-nucleotide Polymorphisms of RXRG and Genetic Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes in South China

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 408-414
Author(s):  
Haibing Yu ◽  
Shu Wang ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
Lin Xu ◽  
Yuanlin Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Genetic Susceptibility ◽  
South China ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Chinese Han ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Han Population ◽  
Significant Difference

Objective: To investigate the relationship between genetic polymorphisms of RXRG rs1467664, rs3753898 and the genetic susceptibility of type 2 diabetes in the Chinese Han population from South China. Methods: In our case-control study, single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs1467664 and rs3753898 were genotyped by SNPscanTM kit in 1092 patients with T2D as cases and 1092 normal persons as controls. The distributions of genotype and allele frequencies in two groups were analyzed by the SPSS 20.0 software. Results: The distribution of genotypes and alleles of RXRG rs3753898 was statistically significant between the two groups, but there was no significant difference in the distribution of genotypes and alleles of the rs1467664. Before and after the adjustment of age, sex and BMI, rs3753898 in the two groups had statistical significance under the additive, dominant and recessive models (P<0.05), but no statistical differences were found under the overdominance and co-dominant genetic models (P>0.05). There was no significant difference in the genetic models of rs1467664 between the two groups (P>0.05). The haplotype, which consists of rs1467664 allele T and rs3753898 allele A was a high-risk factor for T2D, OR=1.27, 95% CI (1.09-1.47), Padj=0.002. Conclusion: Our results showed that the single nucleotide polymorphism of RXRG rs3753898 may be related to genetic susceptibility of type 2 diabetes. The haplotype consisting of the allele T of rs1467664 and the allele A of rs3753898 is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, suggesting that the genetic variation of RXRG gene may be the genetic cause of diabetes mellitus in the Chinese Han population.

scholarly journals In vivo reporter assays uncover changes in enhancer activity caused by type 2 diabetes associated SNPs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada Admin ◽  
Ana Eufrásio ◽  
Chiara Perrod ◽  
Marta Duque ◽  
Fábio J.Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Enhancer Activity ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Nucleotide Mutation ◽  
Reporter Assays ◽  
Coding Snp

Many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated to type 2 diabetes overlap with putative endocrine pancreatic enhancers, suggesting that these SNPs modulate enhancer activity and consequently, gene expression. We performed <i>in vivo</i> mosaic transgenesis assays in zebrafish to quantitatively test the enhancer activity of type 2 diabetes-associated <i>loci</i>. Six out of ten tested sequences are endocrine pancreatic enhancers. The risk variant of two sequences decreased enhancer activity, while in another two incremented it. One of the latter (rs13266634) locates in a <i>SLC30A8 </i>exon, encoding a tryptophan-to-arginine substitution that decreases <i>SLC30A8 </i>function, being the canonical explanation for type 2 diabetes risk association. However, other type 2 diabetes associated SNPs that truncate SLC30A8, confer protection to this disease, contradicting this explanation. Here, we clarify this incongruence showing that rs13266634 boosts the activity of an overlapping enhancer, suggesting a SLC30A8 gain-of-function as the cause for the increased risk for the disease. We further dissected the functionality of this enhancer finding a single nucleotide mutation sufficient to impair its activity. Overall, this work assesses <i>in vivo</i> the importance of disease-associated SNPs in the activity of endocrine pancreatic enhancers, including a poorly explored case where a coding SNP modulates the activity of an enhancer.

scholarly journals Association between ABC family variants rs1800977, rs4149313, and rs1128503 and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in a Chinese Han population

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 030006052094134
Author(s):  
Ruicheng Yan ◽  
Jianfei Luo ◽  
Xiaobo He ◽  
Shijun Li
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Genetic Variants ◽  
Recessive Model ◽  
Genetic Models ◽  
Chinese Han Population ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Chinese Han ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Han Population

Objective To investigate the association between three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) gene family and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Chinese Han population. Methods A total of 1086 type 2 diabetes patients and 1122 healthy controls were included in this retrospective study. Three genetic variants, rs1800977 and rs4149313 in ABCA1, and rs1128503 in ABCB1 were included in the study. Susceptibility to type 2 diabetes was evaluated under three genetic models. Results A significant association between rs1800977 and type 2 diabetes was identified in three different genetic models (TT vs CC, odds ratio [OR] = 0.611 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.469–0.798]; T vs C, OR = 0.841 [95% CI, 0.745–0.950]; and the recessive model, OR = 0.606 [95% CI, 0.474–0.774]). Additionally, a significant association between rs4149313 and type 2 diabetes was identified in three different genetic models (AA vs GG, OR = 0.467 [95% CI, 0.326–0.670]; A vs G, OR = 0.819 [95% CI, 0.717–0.935]; and the recessive model, OR = 0.478 [95% CI, 0.336–0.680]). Conclusion We found that SNPs rs1800977 and rs4149313 in ABCA1 are significantly associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in a Chinese population, although this should be confirmed in a larger study.

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