title: Association of 2184AG Polymorphism in the RAGE Gene with Diabetic Nephropathy in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The interaction between advanced glycation end products and their cellular receptor (RAGE) has an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic microvascular complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the 2184A/G polymorphism in the RAGE gene and diabetic nephropathy in Chinese Han patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 868 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (486 without and 382 with diabetic nephropathy) were enrolled in this study. The genotype and allele frequencies of the 2184A/G polymorphism were detected using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment-length polymorphism method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The G allele and AG + GG genotype frequencies in patients with diabetic nephropathy were significantly lower than those in patients without diabetic nephropathy (P = 0.001 and P = 0.005, resp.). After adjustments for possible confounders, multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that the 2184A/G polymorphism was independently associated with diabetic nephropathy (OR = 0.46, 95% CI: 0.22-0.92, P = 0.028).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study indicated that the 2184A/G polymorphism in the RAGE gene was significantly associated with diabetic nephropathy in Chinese Han patients with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China; Department of Medical Genetics and Cell Biology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First People's Hospital of Xinxiang City, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China.
authors.forename: Ji-Xiong
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Third Affiliated Hospital of Ganzhou Medical College, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China.
authors.forename: Jun-Ren
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China.
authors.forename: Ling-Yan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D000067759:Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000067759:Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products