IngentaConnect Genetic contributions to Type 2 diabetes: recent insights

Authors: Sale, Michèle M; Rich, Stephen S

Source: Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, Volume 7, Number 2, March 2007 , pp. 207-217(11)

Abstract:

Few Type 2 diabetes loci are considered confirmed and replicated across multiple populations. Some genes that have become accepted as contributors to diabetes risk include: calpain 10, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ, ATP-sensitive inwardly rectifying potassium channel subunit Kir6.2, hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α and hepatic transcription factor 1. While numerous reports of new diabetes loci enter the literature on a regular basis, this review focuses on selected novel associations reported within the last 12 months. In particular, we highlight recent reports of associations between Type 2 diabetes and the transcription factor 7-like 2 gene, associations with µ-opioid receptor and supressor of cytokine signaling 2 genes, and expression and functional analyses of adipokines vaspin and retinol binding protein 4. These new results provide insights into possible mechanisms influencing disease susceptibility and thus new diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities for Type 2 diabetes.

Keywords: complex disease; genetic susceptibility; Type 2 diabetes

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1586/14737159.7.2.207

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