title: Systematic search for single nucleotide polymorphisms in the resistin gene: the absence of evidence for the association of three identified single nucleotide polymorphisms with Japanese type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Resistin is a novel polypeptide specifically secreted from adipocytes, and its serum levels are increased in obese diabetic mice. Resistin antagonizes insulin and could account for insulin resistance. To determine whether there are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the resistin gene associated with type 2 diabetes, sequences for 24 Japanese type 2 diabetic patients were initially analyzed using PCR direct sequencing. Three SNPs were found in the introns, but none were present in the coding regions. The allele frequencies of genomic -167C>T, +157C>T, and +299G>A in 99 Japanese control subjects were determined to be 3.5, 6.6, and 39.4%, respectively. In each pair of these SNPs, linkage disequilibria were found between either -167C>T and +299G>A or +157C>T and +299G>A. A linkage disequilibrium was also detected among -167C>T, +157C>T, and +299G>A, and only four of the eight possible haplotypes defined by these SNPs were found. A comparison of the frequencies of these SNPs and haplotypes between 99 type 2 diabetes and 99 control subjects revealed no evidence for any association. These identified SNPs, which were in linkage disequilibrium, represent potentially useful tools for searching for their association with specific phenotypes of diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan. harosawa@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onuma
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ochi
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimiya
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Ikki
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: Hideichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006729:Hormones, Ectopic / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D007438:Introns; D007564:Japan; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D052243:Resistin; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D006729:Hormones, Ectopic; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C499624:RETN protein, human; C486574:RETNLB protein, human; D052243:Resistin