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ArticleJournal of medical biochemistry2021

Associations of galectin-3 expression and LGALS-3 (rs4652) gene variant with coronary artery disease risk in diabetics.

Basma A Ibrahim, Samy H Mohamed, Mohamed M M Hassaan, Norhan A Sabbah

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Article in Journal of medical biochemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Basma A IbrahimUniversity of Zagazig, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Biochemistry Department, Zagazig, Egypt.
Samy H MohamedUniversity of Zagazig, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Biochemistry Department, Zagazig, Egypt.
Mohamed M M HassaanUniversity of Zagazig, Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Zagazig, Egypt.
Norhan A SabbahUniversity of Zagazig, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Biochemistry Department, Zagazig, Egypt.
Zagazig University · EG

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Abstract

backgroundGalectin-3 protein encoded by lectin galactoside-binding soluble-3 (LGALS-3) gene is an important genetic factor in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its cardiovascular obstacles in various populations. We aimed to elicit the pro-inflammatory effect of galectin-3 as determined by interleukin-6 (IL-6) serum levels and to explore the relationship between galectin-3 (LGALS-3 rs4652) gene variant and its expression levels with coronary artery disease (CAD) risk among T2DM Egyptian patients.

methods112 lean subjects were compared to 100 T2DM without CAD and 84 T2DM with CAD. A tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system polymerase chain reaction was used to test LGALS-3 (rs4652), and galectin3 expression was tested with a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Serum IL-6 was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

resultsWe found that the prevalence of LGALS-3 (rs4652) AC genotype and galectin-3 gene expression levels in T2DM with CAD were significantly higher than the additional 2 groups and were correlated positively to IL-6 circulating levels. Also, the C allele carriers (AC+CC) had significantly higher relative Galectin-3 expression levels compared to the A allele carriers (AA).

conclusionsWe concluded that galectin-3 expression levels and LGALS-3 (rs4652) AC genotype were coronary artery disease risk factors in people with type two diabetes among an Egyptian sample.

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CADgalectin-3 expressionIL-6LGALS-3 (rs4652)T2DM

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