Abstract
Variations in the calpain-10 gene (CAPN10) have been identified among Mexican-Americans, and an at-risk haplotype combination (112/121) defined by three polymorphisms, UCSNP-43, -19, and -63, confers increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Here we examine the three polymorphisms in 1,594 Scandinavian subjects, including 409 type 2 diabetic patients, 200 glucose-tolerant control subjects, 322 young healthy subjects, 206 glucose-tolerant offspring of diabetic patients, and 457 glucose-tolerant 70-year-old men. The frequency of the 112/121 combination was not significantly different in 409 type 2 diabetic subjects compared with 200 glucose-tolerant control subjects (0.06 vs. 0.05; odds ratio 1.32 [95% CI 0.58-3.30]). In glucose-tolerant subjects, neither the single-nucleotide polymorphisms individually nor the 112/121 combination were associated with alterations in plasma glucose, serum insulin, or serum C-peptide levels at fasting or during an oral glucose tolerance test, estimates of insulin sensitivity, or glucose-induced insulin secretion. In conclusion, the frequency of the 112/121 at-risk haplotype of CAPN10 is low among Scandinavians and we were unable to demonstrate significant associations between the CAPN10 variants and type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, or impaired insulin secretion.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Diabetes |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 3561-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0012-1797 |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Calpain
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
- Cohort Studies
- Control Groups
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- European Continental Ancestry Group
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Glucose
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Insulin
- Insulin Resistance
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Scandinavia