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The Influence of SLC22A3 Genetic Polymorphisms on Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Population
Zhongyu Li1, Xiangmin Yuan2, Xin Liu2
1Department of Blood Transfusion, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, 412007, People's Republic of China.
Background:
Solute carrier family 22 member 3 (SLC22A3) gene had been reported to be associated with the efficacy of metformin in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, few studies reported the relationship between SLC22A3 polymorphism and T2DM. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of SLC22A3 polymorphism and susceptibility to T2DM in Chinese population.
Methods:
We identified SLC22A3 rs555754, rs3123636, rs3088442 genotypes of 450 T2DM patients and 220 healthy controls from the Chinese population. The association between SNPs of SLC22A3 and susceptibility of T2DM was evaluated.
Results:
The clinical characteristics were significantly different between T2DM patients and healthy controls. The polymorphisms of SLC22A3 rs555754 and rs3123636 were obviously associated with the susceptibility of T2DM which was adjusted for age, sex and BMI, while rs3088442 did not. And there was haplotype association of SLC22A3 rs3088442-rs3123636 with T2DM susceptibility.
Conclusion:
SLC22A3 rs555754 and rs3123636 polymorphisms were associated with the susceptibility to T2DM in Chinese Han population. Large sample size studies would be required to verify this association.
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