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Article
Source of Publication
Healthcare (Switzerland)
Publication Date
2-1-2023
Abstract
(1) Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the rapidly growing healthcare problems, and several vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms seem to modulate the risk of T2DM. Our research was designed to investigate the allelic discrimination of VDR polymorphisms and T2DM occurrence risk. (2) Methods: This case-control research included 156 patients with T2DM and 145 healthy control subjects. Most of the study population were males 56.6% vs. 62.8% in the case and control groups, respectively. Genotyping for VDR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs228570 (Fok1), rs7975232 (Apa1), and rs1544410 (Bsm1) was compared between both groups. (3) Results: There was a negative link between vitamin D levels and insulin sensitivity. A significant difference was noted in the allelic discrimination of VDR polymorphism rs228570 and rs1544410 between the study groups (p < 0.001). No difference was observed in the allelic discrimination of VDR polymorphism rs7975232 between the groups (p = 0.063). Moreover, T2DM patients had significantly higher levels of fasting blood sugar (FBS), glycated hemoglobin HbA1c, 2-h post-prandial blood sugar (PP), serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), total cholesterol, and triglycerides (p < 0.001), while High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol (HDL-C) was significantly decreased (p = 0.006). (4) Conclusions: VDR polymorphisms had a positive association with T2DM risk among the Egyptian population. Further large-scale research using deep sequencing of samples is strongly urged to investigate different vitamin D gene variants and interactions, as well as the influence of vitamin D on T2DM.
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Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
11
Issue
4
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords
allelic discrimination, polymorphism, T2DM, vitamin D receptor
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Mohammed, Amal Ahmed; El-Matty, Dina M.Abo; Abdel-Azeem, Rola; Raafat, Khaled; Hussein, Mona A.; El-Ansary, Amira R.; Hafez, Wael; Hassan, Hatem Ahmed; Nassar, Nourelhuda Ahmed; Selim, Nora Mahmoud; Ghaith, Doaa; Kholy, Amal A.El; Abd El Salam, Soha M.; Al Anouti, Fatme; and Wahba, Alaa S., "Allelic Discrimination of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Controlled Study" (2023). All Works. 5731.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/5731
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