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CDKAL1 and HHEX are associated with type 2 diabetes-related traits among Yup'ik people.


ABSTRACT: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), mainly among individuals of European ancestry. In the present study, we examined the frequency of these SNPs and their association with T2D-related traits in an Alaska Native study population with a historically low prevalence of T2D. We also investigated whether dietary characteristics that may protect against T2D, such as n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake, modify these associations.In 1144 Yup'ik people, we examined 17 SNPs repeatedly identified in GWAS for individual and cumulative associations with T2D-related traits. Cumulative associations were evaluated using a genetic risk score (GRS) calculated by summing risk alleles. Associations were tested for interactions with sex, body mass index (BMI), and n-3 PUFA intake.The rs7754840 SNP in CDKAL1 is significantly associated with HbA1c (P?=?0.00091). The rs5015480 SNP near HHEX is significantly associated (in opposite direction to that in Europeans) with a combined fasting glucose (FG) and HbA1c measure (P?=?0.00046) and with homeostatic model assessment of ?-cell function (HOMA-B; P?=?0.0014). The GRS is significantly associated with FG and combined FG and HbA1c only when the HHEX?SNP is dropped from the GRS. Associations are not modified by BMI or n-3 PUFA intake.Our results highlight the potential importance of CDKAL1 and HHEX in glucose homeostasis in this Alaska Native population with a low prevalence of T2D, and suggest that these loci should be examined in greater detail in this population.

SUBMITTER: Klimentidis YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3964139 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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CDKAL1 and HHEX are associated with type 2 diabetes-related traits among Yup'ik people.

Klimentidis Yann C YC   Lemas Dominick J DJ   Wiener Howard H HH   O'Brien Diane M DM   Havel Peter J PJ   Stanhope Kimber L KL   Hopkins Scarlett E SE   Tiwari Hemant K HK   Boyer Bert B BB  

Journal of diabetes 20131029 3


<h4>Background</h4>Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), mainly among individuals of European ancestry. In the present study, we examined the frequency of these SNPs and their association with T2D-related traits in an Alaska Native study population with a historically low prevalence of T2D. We also investigated whether dietary characteristics that may protect against T2D, such as n-3 polyunsaturated fa  ...[more]

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