DOI: 10.2337/db06-1157
The frequency of the G/G genotype of resistin single nucleotide polymorphism at -420 appears to be increased in younger onset type 2 diabetes
1 Department of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Correspondence: harosawa{at}m.ehime-u.ac.jp Correspondence: hidemak{at}m.ehime-u.ac.jp Objective:Resistin is an adipocyte-secreted hormone associated with insulin resistance in mice. We reported that the G/G genotype of a resistin single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at -420 increases type 2 diabetes (T2DM) susceptibility by enhancing its promoter activity. Research Design and Methods:To determine the relevance of SNP-420 in a large number of subjects, we examined 2610 T2DM cases and 2502 controls. The relation between SNP-420 and the age of T2DM onset was further analyzed by adding 237 T2DM subjects with the age of onset 40 or younger. Results:When analyzed without considering subject age, the SNP-420 genotype was not associated with T2DM. Since we reported that the onset of T2DM was earlier in G/G genotype, we analyzed the data using trend test for age intervals of 10 years. The frequency of G/G genotype differed among age grades in T2DM (P=0.037), and appeard to be higher in younger grades. In T2DM, G/G genotype was more frequent in subjects younger than 40 years than in those who were 40 or older (G/G vs C/C, P=0.003). In a total of 2430 T2DM subjects with the age of onset younger than 60, the trend test showed that the G/G genotype had an increasing linear trend as the age grade of T2DM onset became younger (P=0.0379). In controls, the frequency of C/G genotype showed an increasing linear trend with increasing age (P=0.010). Conclusions:The G/G genotype frequency of resistin SNP-420 appears to be increased in younger onset T2DM subjects.
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