PMID- 26273662 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160722 LR - 20190723 IS - 2314-6753 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6745 (Print) VI - 2015 DP - 2015 TI - Association of the Genetic Polymorphisms in Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors- gamma 2 with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and is Interaction with Obesity Status in Emirati Population. PG - 129695 LID - 10.1155/2015/129695 [doi] LID - 129695 AB - BACKGROUND: Transcription factor 7-like 2 gene (TCF7L2) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors-gamma2 (PPAR-gamma2) have a profound effect on the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and had previously been found to be associated with T2DM risk in various ppopulations. However, studies in the Arab population are inconsistent. We conducted a case control study to confirm the association of variants rs10885409 of TCF7L2 and Pro12Ala (rs1801282) of PPAR-gamma2 with risk of T2DM and related complications in Emirati population of Arab origin. We also investigated the interaction of these associations with obesity status. METHODS: DNA was extracted from the saliva samples of 272 T2DM patients and 216 nondiabetic Emiratis. Genotyping for rs10885409 (TCF7L2) and rs1801282 (PPAR-gamma2 P12A) variants was accomplished with a TaqMan assay. The subgroups were constituted according to obesity status. RESULTS: In the nonobese group, the rs10885409 C allele in the recessive model was significantly associated with the incidence of T2DM (OR 1.975 [95% CI 1.127-3.461], P = 0.017), but this association was not observed in the obese group or when BMI was not considered. PPAR-gamma2 risk allele Pro12 frequency (0.96) was similar in the groups tested and more than 90% population was homozygous for this allele. CONCLUSIONS: Our case-control study is the first of its kind in Emiratis which establishes TCF7L2 rs10885409 C allele as a T2DM risk factor in Emiratis and this association is modulated by obesity status. We also confirmed that Pro12Ala mutation in PPAR-gamma2 is not associated with T2DM risk in this population. FAU - Al-Safar, Habiba AU - Al-Safar H AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE. FAU - Hassoun, Ahmed AU - Hassoun A AD - Dubai Diabetes Centre, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE. FAU - Almazrouei, Shaikha AU - Almazrouei S AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE. FAU - Kamal, Wala AU - Kamal W AD - School of Life Sciences, Manipal University, P.O. Box 345050, Dubai, UAE. FAU - Afandi, Bachar AU - Afandi B AD - Diabetes Clinics, Tawam Hospital, Al-Ain, UAE. FAU - Rais, Naushad AU - Rais N AD - School of Life Sciences, Manipal University, P.O. Box 345050, Dubai, UAE. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150727 PL - England TA - J Diabetes Res JT - Journal of diabetes research JID - 101605237 RN - 0 (PPAR gamma) RN - 0 (TCF7L2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Alleles MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Diabetes Complications/blood/ethnology/genetics MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*blood/ethnology/*genetics MH - Female MH - Genes, Recessive MH - Genetic Variation MH - Genotype MH - Healthy Volunteers MH - Homozygote MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Mutation MH - Obesity/*blood/ethnology/*genetics MH - PPAR gamma/*metabolism MH - *Polymorphism, Genetic MH - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide MH - Sequence Analysis, DNA MH - Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein/*genetics MH - United Arab Emirates PMC - PMC4530252 EDAT- 2015/08/15 06:00 MHDA- 2016/07/23 06:00 PMCR- 2015/07/27 CRDT- 2015/08/15 06:00 PHST- 2014/10/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/04/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/04/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/08/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/08/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/07/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/07/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2015/129695 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Diabetes Res. 2015;2015:129695. doi: 10.1155/2015/129695. Epub 2015 Jul 27.