Association of KLOTHO gene variants with metabolic and renal function parameters in Mexican patients living with type...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and high blood pressure are the main causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adulthood. Both metabolic and oxidative stresses driven by hyperglycemia as well as genetic factors have been suggested as pathogenic causes of renal failure. Some single nucleotide variants (SNVs) on gene coding KLOTHO (KL) have been implicated in several clinical scenarios including hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to analyze the association of rs1207568 (-395G > A), rs953614 (+ 1062T > G) and rs564481 (+ 1818 C > T) SNVs with metabolic and renal function parameters in Mexican patients living with type 2 diabetes.

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 637 Mexican patients with T2D, and/or hypertension without previous diagnosis of CKD. Anthropometric, metabolic, and renal function parameters were determined. Patients were genotyped for rs1207568, rs953614 and rs564481 SNVs and associations under a dominant genetic model were analyzed by logistic regression.

For rs9536314, G-allele showed to be protective for hypo-HDL-C, albuminuria, and CKD. Carriers of minor allele of rs564481 had low odds for high glucose levels. No differences in genotype nor allele frequencies between the patients and the reference population were observed.

In Mexican patients living with type 2 diabetes, KL variant rs9536314 was found associated with low odds of hypo-HDL cholesterol, albuminuria and presence of CKD. Meanwhile the consensus of soluble KLOTHO measurement is reached, genetic variants in the KL gene could be considered as genetic markers for CKD susceptibility in patients at high-risk of vascular complications.