title: Evaluation of the association between the PPARGC1A genetic polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in Han Chinese population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha (PPARGC1A) is a transcriptional factor that regulates the genes involved in energy metabolism. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the PPARGC1A gene have been conflictingly reported to be associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in several populations. The present study aimed to evaluate the association of PPARGC1A genetic polymorphisms with T2D in Han Chinese population.
  
  
  METHODS
  SNPs in the PPARGC1A gene were validated and six valid SNPs, including rs13131226, rs7656250, rs2970856, rs8192678, rs3736265 and rs3774923 were genotyped in 1090 subjects (595 patients and 495 controls) with a protocol of PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Single marker association analysis was conducted and there was no significant association between the PPARGC1A polymorphisms and T2D in Han Chinese population. Haplotype analysis with multiple loci, however, indicated that a common haplotype C-T-T-G-C-G was significantly associated with the increased risk of T2D (P=0.001, OR=1.80, 95%CI 1.24-2.63). There was no significant association between genotypes or haplotypes of PPARGC1A and T2D related phenotypes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study provides evidence that a common haplotype of PPARGC1A genetic polymorphisms are moderately associated with T2D in Han Chinese population.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Shuying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaopan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xilin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jingyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Harvest F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002681:China; D017931:DNA Primers; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000071248:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; C486497:PPARGC1A protein, human; D000071248:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha; D014157:Transcription Factors