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16545977

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-4
pubmed:abstractText
Diabetic retinopathy is a sight-threatening chronic complication of diabetes mellitus and is the leading cause of acquired blindness in adults. The -106C>T polymorphism in the promoter region of the aldose reductase (AR) gene has been shown to be associated with the susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes, but the findings regarding the occurrence of diabetic retinopathy are conflicting. In this case-control study, we investigated whether the -106C>T polymorphism in the AR gene is involved in the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy in 579 Brazilians with type 2 diabetes (424 Caucasian- and 155 African-Brazilians). Patients underwent a clinical and laboratory evaluation consisting of a questionnaire, physical examination, assessment of diabetic complications and laboratory tests. Genotype analysis was performed using the polymerase chain reaction followed by digestion with restriction enzyme. Logistic regression analysis was used to control for independent risk factors associated with diabetic retinopathy. There were no differences in either genotype or allele frequencies for the -106C>T polymorphism between type 2 diabetic patients with or without diabetic retinopathy, in both ethnic groups. However, the CC genotype was associated with an increased risk of having proliferative diabetic retinopathy in Caucasian-Brazilians with type 2 diabetes (odds ratio (OR)=2.04; 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.21-3.45; P=0.007), independently of other risk factors associated with this complication. Thus, our results show that the -106CC genotype (-106C>T polymorphism) in the AR gene is related to the progression of diabetic retinopathy in Caucasian-Brazilians with type 2 diabetes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1096-7192
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
280-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
The -106CC genotype of the aldose reductase gene is associated with an increased risk of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in Caucasian-Brazilians with type 2 diabetes.
pubmed:affiliation
Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't