Common Polymorphisms in MTNR1B, G6PC2 and GCK Are Associated with Increased Fasting Plasma Glucose and Impaired Beta-Cell Function in Chinese Subjects

Claudia Ha Ting Tam, Janice Sin Ka Ho, Ying Wang, Heung Man Lee, Vincent Kwok Lim Lam, Soren Germer, Mitchell Martin, Wing Yee So, Ronald Ching Wan Ma, Juliana Chung Ngor Chan and Maggie Chor Yin Ng

PLOS ONE, 2010, vol. 5, issue 7, 1-8

Abstract: Background: Previous studies identified melatonin receptor 1B (MTNR1B), islet-specific glucose 6 phosphatase catalytic subunit-related protein (G6PC2), glucokinase (GCK) and glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR) as candidate genes for type 2 diabetes (T2D) acting through elevated fasting plasma glucose (FPG). We examined the associations of the reported common variants of these genes with T2D and glucose homeostasis in three independent Chinese cohorts. Methodology/Principal Findings: Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), MTNR1B rs10830963, G6PC2 rs16856187 and rs478333, GCK rs1799884 and GCKR rs780094, were genotyped in 1644 controls (583 adults and 1061 adolescents) and 1342 T2D patients. The G-allele of MTNR1B rs10830963 and the C-alleles of both G6PC2 rs16856187 and rs478333 were associated with higher FPG (0.0034

Date: 2010
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