Phenotypic heterogeneity and associations of two aldose reductase gene polymorphisms with nephropathy and retinopathy in type 2 diabetes
Phenotypic heterogeneity and associations of two aldose reductase gene polymorphisms with nephropathy and retinopathy in type 2 diabetes
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DOI:
10.2337/diacare.26.8.2410
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发表时间:
2003-08-01
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影响因子:
16.2
通讯作者:
Chan, JCN
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作者:
Wang, Y;Ng, MCY;Chan, JCN
OBJECTIVE - We investigated the phenotypic features of diabetic microvascular complications and their association with a (CA)(n) microsatellite and a C/T polymorphism at the 5' region of the aldose reductase gene (ALR2) in a consecutive cohort of 738 Chinese type 2 diabetic patients.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Of the entire patient cohort, 392 were free of diabetes complications, or uncomplicated, 159 had diabetic nephropathy, 66 had diabetic retinopathy, and 121 had both diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy. Nephropathy was defined as urinary albumin excretion rate (AER) greater than or equal to20 mug/min and albumin-to-creatinine ratio greater than or equal to3.5 mg/mmol in two urine collections. Retinopathy was defined by the presence of hemorrhages, exudates, laser marks, and fibrous proliferation or by a history of vitrectomy. (CA)(n) and C/T polymorphisms were examined by PCR followed by capillary electrophoresis and digestion with BfaI, respectively.RESULTS - in the whole cohort, patients with diabetic retinopathy (n = 187) had higher blood pressure and lower BMI, while those with diabetic nephropathy (n = 280) had higher blood pressure, waist-to-hip ratio, and lipid profile than those without the respective complications. The z+6 carriers of the (CA)(n) polymorphism were less common in patients with diabetic retinopathy than those without diabetic retinopathy (n = 551) (4.3 vs. 9.3%, P = 0.04). The CT/TT carriers had a higher AER than the CC carriers (30.2 X/divided by 7.2 vs. 21.9 X/divided by, 6.9 mug/min, P = 0.03). Further subgroup analysis was performed after excluding uncomplicated patients with