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Association Between Transcription Factor 7-Like-2 Polymorphisms and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Ghanaian Population

Christian Obirikorang
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Evans Asamoah Adu
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Enoch Odame Odame
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Emmanuel Acheampong
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Lawrence Quaye
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Brodrick Yeboah Amoah
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Max Efui Annani-Akollor
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Aaron Siaw. Kwakye
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Foster Fokuoh
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Michael Appiah
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Eric Nana Yaw Nyarko
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Freeman Aidoo
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Eric Adua
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Eben AFRIFA-YAMOAH
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Lois Balmer
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Wei Wang
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Version 1 : Received: 23 April 2021 / Approved: 26 April 2021 / Online: 26 April 2021 (10:41:30 CEST)

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Obirikorang, C.; Adu, E.A.; Anto, E.O.; Acheampong, E.; Quaye, L.; Amoah, B.Y.; Annani-Akollor, M.E.; Kwakye, A.S.; Fokuoh, F.; Appiah, M.; Nyarko, E.N.Y.; Aidoo, F.; Adua, E.; Afrifa-Yamoah, E.; Balmer, L.; Wang, W. Association between Transcription Factor 7-like-2 Polymorphisms and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Ghanaian Population. Sci 2021, 3, 40. Obirikorang, C.; Adu, E.A.; Anto, E.O.; Acheampong, E.; Quaye, L.; Amoah, B.Y.; Annani-Akollor, M.E.; Kwakye, A.S.; Fokuoh, F.; Appiah, M.; Nyarko, E.N.Y.; Aidoo, F.; Adua, E.; Afrifa-Yamoah, E.; Balmer, L.; Wang, W. Association between Transcription Factor 7-like-2 Polymorphisms and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Ghanaian Population. Sci 2021, 3, 40.

Abstract

Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been strongly associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TCF7L2 gene. This study investigated the association between rs12255372, rs7903146 and T2DM in a Ghanaian population. A case-control study design was used for this study. A total of 106 T2DM patients and 110 control participants were selected. Basic data collected included body mass index, blood pressure and socio-demographics. Fasting blood samples were collected and used for serum lipid analysis, HbA1c, plasma glucose estimation and DNA extraction. Common and allele-specific primers were designed for genotyping using the Modified Tetra-Primer Amplification assay. Associations were evaluated using logistic regression models. The rs7903146 risk variant was significantly associated with 2.16 vs 4.06 increased odds for T2DM in patients <60 years vs ≥60 years. Both rs7903146 and rs12255372 are significantly associated with increased odds of T2DM in women, overweight/obese; T2DM negative family history (T2DM-NFH) and low-HDL-C. In a multivariate model, rs7903146 but not rs12255372 was significantly associated with 2.18, 5.01 and 2.25 increased odds of T2DM, under the codominant, recessive and additive model, respectively (p<0.05). The association between rs7903146 and rs12255372 with T2DM is more highly associated in a subgroup- women and those with T2DM-NFH, yet have cardiometabolic risk.

Keywords

TCF7L2, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiometabolic risk factors, single nucleotide polymorphisms

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Endocrinology and Metabolism

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