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The rs2442598 polymorphism in the ANGPT-2 gene is associated with risk for diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in a Brazilian population.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

As studies have reported the involvement of angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT-2) in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR), the aim of this study was to investigate the association between the ANGPT-2 rs2442598 polymorphism and DR.

Methods

This case-control study comprised 107 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and DR (cases) and 129 patients with T1DM without DR (controls) and with ≥ 10 years of DM. The ANGPT-2 rs2442598 (G/A) polymorphism was genotyped by real-time PCR using TaqMan MGB probes.

Results

Genotype distributions of this polymorphism were consistent with the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The frequency of the rs2442598 A allele was higher in cases compared to controls (p = 0.011). Moreover, the A/A genotype was more frequent in cases than in controls (p = 0.017) and was associated with risk for DR after adjustments for duration of DM, HbA1c, triglycerides, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and hypertension (odds ratio [OR] = 5.19, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.21-22.27). This association was maintained under recessive (OR = 4.78, 95% CI 1.14-19.99) and additive (OR = 6.861, 95% CI 1.45-32.38) inheritance models.

Conclusion

Our data demonstrated, for the first time, an association between the ANGPT-2 rs2442598 A allele and risk for DR in T1DM patients from southern Brazil. Additional studies are necessary to replicate this association in other populations.

SUBMITTER: Dieter C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10065396 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The rs2442598 polymorphism in the <i>ANGPT-2</i> gene is associated with risk for diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in a Brazilian population.

Dieter Cristine C   Lemos Natália Emerim NE   de Faria Corrêa Nathalia Rodrigues NR   Costa Aline Rodrigues AR   Canani Luís Henrique LH   Crispim Daisy D   Bauer Andrea Carla AC  

Archives of endocrinology and metabolism 20211111 6


<h4>Objective</h4>As studies have reported the involvement of angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT-2) in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR), the aim of this study was to investigate the association between the <i>ANGPT-2</i> rs2442598 polymorphism and DR.<h4>Methods</h4>This case-control study comprised 107 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and DR (cases) and 129 patients with T1DM without DR (controls) and with ≥ 10 years of DM. The <i>ANGPT-2</i> rs2442598 (G/A) polymorphism was genoty  ...[more]

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