title: A tumor necrosis factor-beta polymorphism associated with hypertriglyceridemia in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetes mellitus is associated with significant abnormalities of lipoprotein metabolism. Control of glycemia rarely completely corrects the alterations in lipid metabolism, suggesting a participation of environmental and genetic factors. The observation that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) can modulate triglyceride metabolism offers a new genetic candidate to be analyzed. Samples of DNA from 91 control subjects and 61 diet-treated type II diabetic patients were analyzed to determine the lipid profile and a possible association with TNF genetic polymorphisms. For TNF restriction fragment length polymorphisms, we used the Nco I restriction enzyme and a TNF-alpha probe obtaining two allelic bands at 10.5 and 5.5 kb. We found a significant association (P < .01) of the 10.5-kb homozygous genotype in type II diabetic subjects with high triglyceride levels. Furthermore, these patients showed significant differences in triglycerides as compared with matched control subjects with the same genotype (P < .001). This study provides support for considering the TNF locus as a susceptibility genetic region in the hypertriglyceridemia of type II diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology Unit, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, School of Medicine of Reus, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vendrell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Richart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008233:Lymphotoxin-alpha / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D008233:Lymphotoxin-alpha