Yumin Ma1, Xueyao Han2, Xianghai Zhou1, Yufeng Li3, Siqian Gong1, Simin Zhang1, Xiaoling Cai1, Lingli Zhou1, Yingying Luo1, Meng Li1, Wei Liu1, Xiuying Zhang1, Qian Ren1, Linong Ji4. 1. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Diabetes Center, Beijing, China. 2. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Diabetes Center, Beijing, China. xueyaohan@sina.com. 3. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Beijing Pinggu Hospital, Beijing, China. 4. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Diabetes Center, Beijing, China. jiln@bjmu.edu.cn.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of glucokinase variant-induced diabetes (GCK-DM) in a general population and to establish a clinical strategy for identifying GCK-DM from type 2 diabetes (T2DM). METHODS: A population-based study of diabetes in a rural region of Beijing, China, was conducted using two-stage stratified random cluster sampling. The glucokinase exons were sequenced in patients with diabetes. RESULTS: A total of 3345 subjects, including 545 patients with diabetes, participated in this study. Seven patients with GCK-DM were identified. The estimated prevalence rates of GCK-DM were 0.21% and 1.3% in the whole population and the diabetic patients, respectively. In the newly diagnosed diabetic patients (New-DM), a triglyceride cutoff ≤1.43 mmol/L (126.55 mg/dl) could discriminate GCK-DM from T2DM with 100% sensitivity and 68.4% specificity. Its effectiveness was confirmed in an additional 134 early-onset young patients with T2DM and mild hyperglycemia. A clinical criterion based on triglyceride and mild hyperglycemia could differentiate GCK-DM from T2DM in New-DM and was shown to be effective in identifying GCK-DM from 559 early-onset young patients with T2DM in the hospital. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of GCK-DM is approximately 1.3% in the Chinese population with diabetes, and the new clinical screening strategy is helpful for identifying GCK-DM.
PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of glucokinase variant-induced diabetes (GCK-DM) in a general population and to establish a clinical strategy for identifying GCK-DM from type 2 diabetes (T2DM). METHODS: A population-based study of diabetes in a rural region of Beijing, China, was conducted using two-stage stratified random cluster sampling. The glucokinase exons were sequenced in patients with diabetes. RESULTS: A total of 3345 subjects, including 545 patients with diabetes, participated in this study. Seven patients with GCK-DM were identified. The estimated prevalence rates of GCK-DM were 0.21% and 1.3% in the whole population and the diabetic patients, respectively. In the newly diagnosed diabetic patients (New-DM), a triglyceride cutoff ≤1.43 mmol/L (126.55 mg/dl) could discriminate GCK-DM from T2DM with 100% sensitivity and 68.4% specificity. Its effectiveness was confirmed in an additional 134 early-onset young patients with T2DM and mild hyperglycemia. A clinical criterion based on triglyceride and mild hyperglycemia could differentiate GCK-DM from T2DM in New-DM and was shown to be effective in identifying GCK-DM from 559 early-onset young patients with T2DM in the hospital. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of GCK-DM is approximately 1.3% in the Chinese population with diabetes, and the new clinical screening strategy is helpful for identifying GCK-DM.
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Keywords:
GCK; MODY; prediabetes; prevalence; type 2 diabetes