Association between -308G/A TNFA Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered to be a worldwide epidemic disease and its type 2 form comprises more than 95% of all cases. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a proinflammatory cytokine. Its dysregulation has been implicated in a variety of human diseases, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The control of expression of this cytokine is associated with insulin resistance and has a strong genetic influence. In order to understand this relationship, the literature from all case-control studies since 2000 to date was reviewed. The genotypes frequency results presented in ten publications with different ethnicities were compared. The correlation between the TNFA promoter genotypes and the risk of developing T2DM remains controversial due to the many discrepancies between the different studies available. Ethnic differences may play a role in these conflicting results, since the distribution of TNFA promoter polymorphisms is distinctive between individuals of dissimilar racial origin. Hence, although the relationship between T2DM incidence and presence of polymorphisms at position -308 of the TNFA gene is not entirely clear, the results of these studies suggest the need for further investigation.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Geisa Izetti
0000-0003-4651-5694
GI
Luna
FCE, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Izabel Cristina Rodrigues
0000-0002-6836-3583
IC
da Silva
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Mauro Niskier
MN
Sanchez
D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics*
C439524:TNF protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha