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ArticleJournal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology2024

Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms with Type 1 Diabetes Risk: A South Indian Familial Study

Ramasamy Thirunavukkarasu, Ayyappan Chitra, Arthur Asirvatham, Mariakuttikan Jayalakshmi

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Article in Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Ramasamy ThirunavukkarasuMadurai Kamaraj University School of Biological Sciences, Department of Immunology, Madurai, IndiaORCID 0000-0002-6799-3655
Ayyappan ChitraGovernment Rajaji Hospital, Institute of Child Health and Research Centre, Madurai, IndiaORCID 0000-0002-9132-9316
Arthur AsirvathamGovernment Rajaji Hospital, Clinic of Diabetology, Madurai, IndiaORCID 0000-0003-4364-9160
Mariakuttikan JayalakshmiMadurai Kamaraj University School of Biological Sciences, Department of Immunology, Madurai, IndiaORCID 0000-0002-7035-3755
Government Rajaji Hospital · INMadurai Kamaraj University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Vitamin D is a potent immune modulator and is associated with autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes (T1D). The vitamin D levels and its receptor gene polymorphisms together in T1D are not yet investigated in the South Indian population. The present study focused on exploring the significance of vitamin D levels and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms with the risk of developing T1D in the South Indian population. Methods: Patients with T1D and unaffected first-degree relatives (FDRs) were included in this study. Genotyping of VDR polymorphisms at four different loci (FokI- F/f, BsmI- B/b, TaqI- T/t, and ApaI- A/a) was assessed through the amplification refractive mutation system-polymerase chain reaction method. Serum vitamin D levels were measured in 98 T1D patients and 75 age- and sex-matched siblings. Results: A total of 120 patients with T1D and 214 FDRs were included. Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) was observed in a higher proportion of T1D patients than in controls (52% vs. 32%; p<0.03). The frequency of the FokI-FF genotype was significantly higher [odds ratio (OR)=1.66; p<0.03] in T1D patients conferring a susceptible association with the disease. Nevertheless, the increased frequency of heterozygous Ff genotype (OR=0.57; p<0.02) among controls may confer a protective association with T1D. Furthermore, the transmission disequilibrium test revealed over-transmission of ApaI-A (T: U=15/5; p<0.006) and BsmI-B alleles (T: U=17/5; p<0.01) and under-transmission of BsmI-b/ApaI-a/TaqI-T haplotype (T: U=5.4/14.4; p=0.04) from parents to T1D patients. Conclusion: The present study concludes that VDD is the major contributing risk factor to T1D development in the South Indian population. Furthermore, the FokI-FF genotype, BsmI-B, and ApaI-A alleles were positively associated with T1D. In contrast, the FokI-Ff genotype and BsmI-b/ApaI-a/TaqI-T haplotype were negatively associated with T1D.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1ImidoestersVitamin D DeficiencyCase-Control StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansPolymorphism, GeneticReceptors, CalcitriolVitamin DVitaminsImidoestersmethyl 4-azidophenylacetimidateReceptors, CalcitriolVitamin DVitaminsautoimmunitypolymorphismtype 1 diabetesVitamin Dvitamin D receptorβ-cells

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