Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-1998
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease that is thought to have a substantial genetic basis. Identification of the genes responsible has been hampered by the complex nature of the syndrome. Abnormalities in insulin secretion and insulin action predict the development of type 2 diabetes and are, themselves, highly heritable traits. Since fewer genes may contribute to these precursors of type 2 diabetes than to the overall syndrome, such genes may be easier to identify. We, therefore, undertook an autosomal genomic scan to identify loci linked to prediabetic traits in Pima Indians, a population with a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes. 363 nondiabetic Pima Indians were genotyped at 516 polymorphic microsatellite markers on all 22 autosomes. Linkage analyses were performed using three methods (single-marker, nonparametric multipoint [MAPMAKER/SIBS], and variance components multipoint). These analyses provided evidence for linkage at several chromosomal regions, including 3q21-24 linked to fasting plasma insulin concentration and in vivo insulin action, 4p15-q12 linked to fasting plasma insulin concentration, 9q21 linked to 2-h insulin concentration during oral glucose tolerance testing, and 22q12- 13 linked to fasting plasma glucose concentration. These results suggest loci that may harbor genes contributing to type 2 diabetes in Pima Indians. None of the linkages exceeded a LOD score of 3.6 (a 5% probability of occurring in a genome-wide scan). These findings must, therefore, be considered tentative until extended in this population or replicated in others.
Recommended Citation
Pratley, Richard E.; Thompson, D. Bruce; Prochazka, Michael; Baier, Leslie; Mott, David; Ravussin, Eric; Sakul, Hakan; Ehm, Margaret G.; Burns, Daniel K.; Foroud, Tatiana; Garvey, W. Timothy; Hanson, Robert L.; Knowler, William C.; Bennett, Peter H.; and Bogardus, Clifton, "An Autosomal Genomic Scan for Loci Linked to Prediabetic Phenotypes in Pima Indians" (1998). MUSC Faculty Journal Articles. 26.
https://medica-musc.researchcommons.org/facarticles/26
Comments
Article written by researchers from the Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health;Department of Statistical Genetics, Sequana Therapeutics, Inc.;Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.;Department of Medical Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine;Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina;and the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, April 1998, volume 101, number 8, pages 1757-1764. Includes abstract, references, tables, and diagrams.