title: SLC30A8 polymorphism and type 2 diabetes risk: evidence from 27 study groups.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Intense research has been performed to identify the genetic risk factors in type 2 diabetes, and a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in SLC30A8 (rs13266634) was reported to be associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, published data on the association between SLC30A8 polymorphism and the risk of type 2 diabetes were inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted this meta-analysis to derive a more precise estimation of the relationship.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We searched PubMed through October 2009 to identify all relevant papers. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were extracted under an additive genetic model. In the current meta-analysis, we identified a total of 27 groups including 42,609 cases and 69,564 controls. In analyses of the case-control studies by ethnicity, the results indicated that SLC30A8 polymorphism was related to elevate risks of type 2 diabetes both in Europeans (OR=1.15, 95% CI 1.11-1.18, P<0.001) and Asians (OR=1.15, 95% CI 1.11-1.19, P<0.001). Next, we separated hospital-based case-control studies from population-based case-control studies, however, there was no apparent difference between population-based case-control study groups (OR=1.15, 95% CI 1.12-1.17, P<0.001) and hospital-based case-control study groups (OR=1.16, 95% CI 1.07-1.25, P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our present meta-analysis provided evidence that SLC30A8 (rs13266634) C allele carriers could elevate the risk of type 2 diabetes, especially in Europeans and Asians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: Q M
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D016017:Odds Ratio; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012307:Risk Factors; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics; D000075703:Zinc Transporter 8
chemical_list: D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; C492522:SLC30A8 protein, human; D000075703:Zinc Transporter 8