Activating transcription factor 6 poly morphisms and haplotypes ars associated with impaired glucose homeostasis ans type 2 diabetis in dutch Caucasians

Context: Activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) is critical for initiation and full activation of the unfolded protein response. An association between genetic variation in ATF6 and type 2 diabetes (DM2) was recently reported in Pima Indians. Objectives: To investigate the broader significance of this association for DM2, replication studies in distinct ethic populations are required. We investigated ATF6 for its association with DM2 in Dutch Caucasians. Design/Setting: A genetic association study was conducted at an academic research laboratory. Study Participants: Two independent Dutch cohorts were studied. Cohort 1 (n = 154) was used to evaluate genetic variation in the ATF6 gene in relation to glucose homeostasis in the general population. Cohort 2 (n = 798) consisted of patients with DM2, impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose, and normoglycemic control subjects, and was used to investigate ATF6 polymorphisms for their contribution to disturbed glucose homeostasis and DM2. Main Outcome Measures: There were 16 tag single nucleotide polymorphisms genotyped in all subjects of both cohorts. Those single nucleotide polymorphisms included three nonsynonymous coding variants and captured all common allelic variation of ATF6. Results: Our data show that common ATF6 variants are associated with elevated glucose levels in the general population (cohort 1, P = 0.005¿0.05). Furthermore, the majority of these variants, and haplotypes thereof, were significantly associated with impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, and DM2 (cohort 2, P = 0.006¿0.05). Associated variants differ from those identified in Pima Indians

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Main Authors:	Meex, S.J., van Greevenbroek, M.M.J., Ayoubi, T.A., Vlietinck, R., Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V., Hofker, M.H., Vermeulen, V., Schalkwijk, C.G., Feskens, E.J.M., Boer, J.M.A., Stehouwer, C.D.A., van der Kallen, C.J.H., de Bruin, T.W.A.
Format:	Article/Letter to editor biblioteca
Language:	English
Subjects:	atf6, endoplasmic-reticulum stress, er stress, intolerance, mellitus, messenger-rna, obesity, population, variants,
Online Access:	https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/activating-transcription-factor-6-poly-morphisms-and-haplotypes-a
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