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Candidate gene association study for diabetic retinopathy in persons with type 2 diabetes: the Candidate gene Association Resource (CARe).

TitleCandidate gene association study for diabetic retinopathy in persons with type 2 diabetes: the Candidate gene Association Resource (CARe).
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsSobrin, L, Green, T, Sim, X, Jensen, RA, Tai, SE, Tay, WTing, Wang, JJin, Mitchell, P, Sandholm, N, Liu, Y, Hietala, K, Iyengar, SK, Brooks, M, Buraczynska, M, Van Zuydam, N, Smith, AV, Gudnason, V, Doney, ASF, Morris, AD, Leese, GP, Palmer, CNA, Swaroop, A, Taylor, HA, Wilson, JG, Penman, A, Chen, CJ, Groop, P-H, Saw, S-M, Aung, T, Klein, BE, Rotter, JI, Siscovick, DS, Cotch, MFrances, Klein, R, Daly, MJ, Wong, TY
Corporate/Institutional AuthorsFamily Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes-Eye Research Group,, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2,
JournalInvest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
Volume52
Issue10
Pagination7593-602
Date Published2011 Sep 29
ISSN1552-5783
KeywordsCardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Nephropathies, Diabetic Retinopathy, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study, Genotype, Humans, Iduronidase, Odds Ratio, P-Selectin, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Risk Factors
Abstract<p><b>PURPOSE: </b>To investigate whether variants in cardiovascular candidate genes, some of which have been previously associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), diabetic retinopathy (DR), and diabetic nephropathy (DN), are associated with DR in the Candidate gene Association Resource (CARe).</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Persons with T2D who were enrolled in the study (n = 2691) had fundus photography and genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 2000 candidate genes. Two case definitions were investigated: Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) grades ≥ 14 and ≥ 30. The χ² analyses for each CARe cohort were combined by Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel (CMH) pooling of odds ratios (ORs) and corrected for multiple hypothesis testing. Logistic regression was performed with adjustment for other DR risk factors. Results from replication in independent cohorts were analyzed with CMH meta-analysis methods.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Among 39 genes previously associated with DR, DN, or T2D, three SNPs in P-selectin (SELP) were associated with DR. The strongest association was to rs6128 (OR = 0.43, P = 0.0001, after Bonferroni correction). These associations remained significant after adjustment for DR risk factors. Among other genes examined, several variants were associated with DR with significant P values, including rs6856425 tagging α-l-iduronidase (IDUA) (P = 2.1 × 10(-5), after Bonferroni correction). However, replication in independent cohorts did not reveal study-wide significant effects. The P values after replication were 0.55 and 0.10 for rs6128 and rs6856425, respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Genes associated with DN, T2D, and vascular diseases do not appear to be consistently associated with DR. A few genetic variants associated with DR, particularly those in SELP and near IDUA, should be investigated in additional DR cohorts.</p>
DOI10.1167/iovs.11-7510
Alternate JournalInvest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.
PubMed ID21873659
PubMed Central IDPMC3183981
Grant ListZIA EY000401-09 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000401-13 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
Z99 EY999999 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000401-11 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000403-13 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000425-06 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000403-14 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
K12 EY016335 / EY / NEI NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000401-08 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000403-11 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
K12-EY16335 / EY / NEI NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000401-12 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000403-10 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000403-09 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
Z01 EY000403-06 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
090532 / / Wellcome Trust / United Kingdom
ZIA EY000403-08 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000401-15 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
N01HC65226 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
Z01 EY000403-07 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
Z01 EY000401-06 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
UL1 RR025758 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
UL1 RR 025758 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000403-15 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000401-14 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
Z01 EY000401-07 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
Z01 EY000425-04 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000401-10 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
ZIA EY000403-12 / / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-65226 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States