title: Association between heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a HuGE review and meta-analysis.
abstract: Several studies have recently focused on the association between heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) gene promoter polymorphisms and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, results have been conflicting. This systematic Human Genome Epidemiology review and meta-analysis was undertaken to integrate previous findings and summarize the effect size of the association of HMOX1 gene promoter polymorphisms with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. The authors retrieved all studies matched to search terms from the PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ISI Web of Science databases that had been published through December 31, 2009. The articles were then checked independently by 2 investigators according to the eligibility and exclusion criteria. For all alleles and genotypes, odds ratios were pooled using either fixed-effects or random-effects models. An increased odds ratio for type 2 diabetes was observed in persons with the (GT)(n) L (long) allele as compared with those with the (GT)(n) S (short) allele (odds ratio = 1.12, 95% confidence interval: 1.02, 1.24; P = 0.02). Furthermore, the diabetes odds ratio for persons with the LL genotype, versus those with the SS genotype, was significantly increased (odds ratio = 1.25, 95% confidence interval: 1.04, 1.50; P = 0.02). Persons carrying longer (GT)(n) repeats in the HMOX1 gene promoter may have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene and Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Fangfang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Xiangyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rong
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiqu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Yanting
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Liegang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic
chemical_list: C496541:HMOX1 protein, human; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1