Diabetic nephropathy is associated with the 5′-end dinucleotide repeat polymorphism of the aldose reductase gene in Chinese subjects with Type 2 diabetes

Y. F. Liu, N. M.S. Wat, S. S.M. Chung, Chi Bun Ko, K. S.L. Lam

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Abstract

Aims: We investigated whether the promoter dinucleotide repeat polymorphism of the aldose reductase gene (5′-ALR2), implicated in the development of nephropathy in Type 1 diabetes, was associated with diabetic nephropathy in Type 2 diabetes. Methods: In 265 Southern Chinese with Type 2 diabetes the 5′-ALR2 polymorphism was identified in genomic DNA using polymerase chain reaction and automated fluorescent scanning. They were classified as normoalbuminuric (n = 128), microalbuminuric (n = 85) or albuminuric (n = 52) according to the mean albumin excretion rate of two 12-h overnight collections. Results: The 5′-ALR2 allele and genotype distributions differed significantly among the three groups of patients (P < 0.003 and P < 0.01, respectively). Normoalbuminuric patients had the lowest Z - 2 allele frequency: 17.6% vs. 28.2% and 23.1% for microalbuminuric and albuminuric patients, respectively, and the highest Z + 2 allele frequency: 36.7% vs. 21.2% and 23.1% in microalbuminuric and albuminuric patients, respectively. They also had the lowest Z - 2/X genotype frequency (X = any allele other than Z + 2): 18.8% vs. 36.5% in microalbuminuric (P < 0.01) and 38.5% in albuminuric patients (P < 0.02), respectively, but the highest Z + 2/Y genotype frequency (Y = any allele other than Z - 2): 50.7% vs. 27.0% and 34.6% in microalbuminuric (P < 0.001) and albuminuric patients, respectively. In a multiple logistic regression model, the Z - 2/X genotype (odds ratio 3.10; P < 0.025) was an independent risk factor of diabetic nephropathy, microalbuminuria or albuminuria, together with age, mean arterial pressure and body mass index. Conclusions: The 5′-ALR2 dinucleotide repeat polymorphism is associated with the development of diabetic nephropathy in Southern Chinese with Type 2 diabetes.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)113-118
Number of pages6
JournalDiabetic Medicine
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Mar 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aldose reductase
  • Chinese
  • Gene
  • Nephropathy
  • Polymorphism
  • Type 2 diabetes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Endocrinology

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