Sjakste T, Kalis M, Poudziunas I, Pirags V, Lazdins M, Groop L, Sjakste N
Institute of Biology of the University of Latvia, Miera iela 3, Salaspils LV2169, Latvia.
Ann Hum Genet. 2007 Nov;71(Pt 6):772-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2007.00372.x. Epub 2007 May 29.
A polymorphic microsatellite in intron 6 of the human proteasome core particle PSMA6 gene (HSMS006), and four other microsatellites localized upstream on human chromosome 14q13.2 (HSMS801, HSMS702, HSMS701, HSMS602), were genotyped in 104 type 2 diabetic patients and 129 age-matched control subjects from Latvia and replicated in 91 type 2 diabetic patients and 88 age-matched healthy control subjects from the Botnia Study in Finland. In type 2 diabetic patients from both populations the HSMS006 (TG)22 allele was two times more frequent compared to the control group. In the Latvian population the (CAA)8 allele of the HSMS602 marker was less frequent in the diabetic group, as was the (AC)24 allele of microsatellite HSMS801. Allele frequencies of the HSMS701 and 702 repeats were similar in healthy controls and type 2 diabetic patients. In conclusion, our data suggest that variants in the PSMA6 gene on chromosome 14q13.2 are associated with type 2 diabetes.
