BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common late-onset disease with a strong genetic component. It is characterized by insulin resistance which results from alterations in insulin signal transduction. The G protein beta 3 subunit 825T allele was recently found to be associated with hypertension and obesity which makes it a sensible candidate gene for type 2 diabetes. METHODS: In a case-control study on 320 male patients and 962 male healthy controls we investigated the association of two candidate genes with diabetes, i.e. (i) the GNB3 825T allele, associated with a G protein beta 3 subunit splice variant and enhanced intracellular signal transduction, and (ii) the insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) 972Arg variant, which encodes a protein variant associated with cellular insulin resistance. RESULTS: The GNB3 825T allele and the IRS-1 972Arg variant were significantly associated with diabetes (odds ratios for either variant 1.4 1.8). Odds ratios were 3 4 in males carrying both alleles. CONCLUSIONS: The results document an association of a hypertension susceptibility gene with type 2 diabetes which may partially explain the frequent coexistence of both disorders.
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common late-onset disease with a strong genetic component. It is characterized by insulin resistance which results from alterations in insulin signal transduction. The G protein beta 3 subunit 825T allele was recently found to be associated with hypertension and obesity which makes it a sensible candidate gene for type 2 diabetes. METHODS: In a case-control study on 320 male patients and 962 male healthy controls we investigated the association of two candidate genes with diabetes, i.e. (i) the GNB3 825T allele, associated with a G protein beta 3 subunit splice variant and enhanced intracellular signal transduction, and (ii) the insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) 972Arg variant, which encodes a protein variant associated with cellular insulin resistance. RESULTS: The GNB3 825T allele and the IRS-1 972Arg variant were significantly associated with diabetes (odds ratios for either variant 1.4 1.8). Odds ratios were 3 4 in males carrying both alleles. CONCLUSIONS: The results document an association of a hypertension susceptibility gene with type 2 diabetes which may partially explain the frequent coexistence of both disorders.
Authors: G Andersen; J Overgaard; A Albrechtsen; C Glümer; K Borch-Johnsen; T Jørgensen; T Hansen; O Pedersen Journal: Diabetologia Date: 2005-11-12 Impact factor: 10.122
Authors: Azad R Bhuiyan; Wei Chen; Sathanur R Srinivasan; Janet C Rice; Nancy B Mock; Rong Tang; M Gene Bond; Eric Boerwinkle; Gerald S Berenson Journal: Am J Hypertens Date: 2008-06-12 Impact factor: 2.689