title: Association of resistin gene 3'-untranslated region +62G-->A polymorphism with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in a Chinese population.
abstract: Resistin, a recently discovered polypeptide, antagonizes insulin action and may play a part in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. This study investigates whether resistin gene polymorphism can be associated with type 2 diabetes. We studied 1102 Chinese type 2 diabetes patients and 743 subjects without diabetes. The resistin 3'-untranslated region (UTR) +62G-->A polymorphism was determined by PCR. Type 2 diabetes subjects had a lower frequency of resistin gene 3'UTR +62A allele (GG:GA/AA, 83.5%:16.5%) than the controls (GG:GA/AA, 75.1%:24.9%; odds ratio, 1.524; 95% confidence interval, 1.268-1.831; P < 0.001). Unexpectedly, diabetic patients with the GG genotype had a higher prevalence of hypertension (GG:GA/AA, 49.8%:36.2%; odds ratio, 1.375; 95% confidence interval, 1.116-1.693; P = 0.001). Logistic regression analysis confirmed that the resistin gene 3'UTR +62G-->A polymorphism acts as an independent contributing factor to type 2 diabetes and hypertension. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels in diabetic subjects with the GG genotype (144 +/- 21/87 +/- 13 mm Hg) were significantly higher than those in subjects with GA/AA variants (139 +/- 21/84 +/- 14 mm Hg; P = 0.004 and P = 0.002, respectively). Multiple linear regression analysis showed resistin gene polymorphism to be an independent factor associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressures in type 2 diabetes patients. These findings suggest that resistin may play a role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance-related hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Pingtung 90000, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Mian-Shin
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Shu-Ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Dao-Ming
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jack C-R
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Yau-Jiunn
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006729:Hormones, Ectopic / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics*; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D052243:Resistin
chemical_list: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D006729:Hormones, Ectopic; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C499624:RETN protein, human; C486574:RETNLB protein, human; D052243:Resistin