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ArticleBMC medical genomics2021

Association between STAT4 gene polymorphism and type 2 diabetes risk in Chinese Han population.

Jiaqi Cui, Rui Tong, Jing Xu, Yanni Tian, Juan Pan, Ning Wang, Huan Chen, Yanqi Peng, Sijia Fei, Wang Ling and 3 more

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Article in BMC medical genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jiaqi Cui *Department of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Rui Tong *Department of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Jing XuDepartment of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Yanni TianDepartment of Oncology, East Branch of The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710089, Shaanxi, China.
Juan PanDepartment of Endocrinology, Xianyang Central Hospital, Xianyang, 712000, Shaanxi, China.
Ning WangDepartment of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Huan ChenDepartment of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Yanqi PengDepartment of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Sijia FeiDepartment of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Wang LingDepartment of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Chaoying GuoDepartment of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Juanchuan YaoDepartment of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Wei CuiDepartment of Endocrinology and Second Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China. doctorweiwei.cui@126.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNXian Yang Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvidence from genetic epidemiology indicates that type 2 diabetes (T2D) has a strong genetic basis. Activated STAT4 has an inflammatory effect, and STAT4 is an important mediator of inflammation in diabetes. Our study aimed to study the association between STAT4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and T2D susceptibility in Chinese Han population.

methodsWe conducted a 'case-control' study among 500 T2D patients and 501 healthy individuals. 5 candidate STAT4 SNPs were successfully genotyped. The association between SNPs and T2D susceptibility under different genetic models was evaluated by logistic regression analysis. 'SNP-SNP' interaction was analyzed and completed by multi-factor dimensionality reduction (MDR). Finally, we evaluated the differences of clinical characteristics under different genotypes by one-factor analysis of variance.

resultsThe overall results showed that STAT4 rs3821236 was associated with increasing T2D risk under allele (OR 1.23, p = 0.020), homozygous (OR 1.51, p = 0.025), dominant (OR 1.36, p = 0.029), and additive models (OR 1.23, p = 0.020). The results of stratified analysis showed that rs3821236, rs11893432, and rs11889341 were risk factors for T2D among participants ≤ 60 years old. Only rs11893432 was associated with increased T2D risk among female participants. There was also a potential association between rs3821236 and T2D with nephropathy risk. STAT4 rs11893432, rs7574865 and rs897200 were significantly associated with lysophosphatidic acid, cystatin C and thyroxine t4, respectively.

conclusionThe genetic polymorphisms of STAT4 is potentially associated with T2D susceptibility of Chinese population. In particular, rs3821236 is significantly associated with T2D risk both in the overall and several subgroup analyses. Our study may provide new ideas for T2D individualized diagnosis/protection.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseSTAT4 Transcription FactorAdultAgedAsian PeopleCase-Control StudiesChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsSTAT4 protein, humanSTAT4 Transcription FactorChinese Han populationDiabetesSingle nucleotide polymorphismSTAT4

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