Association of common polymorphisms in the and genes with type 2 diabetes-related traits in Mexicans.

INTRODUCTION

Genetic variants have been replicated for association with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and many of them with diabetes-related traits. Because T2D is highly prevalent in Mexico, this study aimed to test the association of , , , and gene polymorphisms (rs10811661, rs8192678, rs2010963, rs7896005 and rs659366 respectively) with metabolic traits in 415 unrelated Mexican mestizos with T2D under three models of inheritance.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

A total of 415 unrelated Mexican mestizos were genotyped by TaqMan assays. Triglycerides, cholesterol, glucose, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), insulin and anthropometric measurements were determined and the HOMA-IR was calculated. Association studies were tested by the Kruskal-Wallis test, linear regression, statistical power analysis, Bonferroni correction, paired SNP analysis, and physical interaction by GeneMANIA.

RESULTS

All polymorphisms were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and the association by genotype with T2D-related traits displayed nominal significance for rs8192678 with glucose ( = 0.023) and triglycerides ( = 0.013); rs2010963 with diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ( = 0.012) and cholesterol ( = 0.013); rs7896005 with DBP ( = 0.012) and insulin ( = 0.011); and rs659366 with cholesterol ( = 0.034), glucose ( = 0.031) and triglycerides ( = 0.028); and the association of rs2010963 with HDL-C ( = 0.0007) was significant. Linear regression performed with three models of inheritance, adjusted by age + sex + BMI and corrected with Bonferroni, showed a significant association of rs2010963 with HDL-C in an additive model ( = 0.007); and rs7896005 was significantly associated with DBP in the recessive model ( = 0.006).

CONCLUSIONS

Rigorous analysis evidenced the association of rs2010963 and rs7896005 with HDL-C and DBP respectively; these traits are known predictors of cardiovascular complications, which increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases in this population.