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The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits.
Chen, J, Spracklen, CN, Marenne, G, Varshney, A, Corbin, LJ, Luan, J, Willems, SM, Wu, Y, Zhang, X, Horikoshi, M, et al
Nature genetics. 2021;(6):840-860
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Glycemic traits are used to diagnose and monitor type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic health. To date, most genetic studies of glycemic traits have focused on individuals of European ancestry. Here we aggregated genome-wide association studies comprising up to 281,416 individuals without diabetes (30% non-European ancestry) for whom fasting glucose, 2-h glucose after an oral glucose challenge, glycated hemoglobin and fasting insulin data were available. Trans-ancestry and single-ancestry meta-analyses identified 242 loci (99 novel; P < 5 × 10-8), 80% of which had no significant evidence of between-ancestry heterogeneity. Analyses restricted to individuals of European ancestry with equivalent sample size would have led to 24 fewer new loci. Compared with single-ancestry analyses, equivalent-sized trans-ancestry fine-mapping reduced the number of estimated variants in 99% credible sets by a median of 37.5%. Genomic-feature, gene-expression and gene-set analyses revealed distinct biological signatures for each trait, highlighting different underlying biological pathways. Our results increase our understanding of diabetes pathophysiology by using trans-ancestry studies for improved power and resolution.
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Metabolic parameters in type 2 diabetic patients with varying degrees of glycemic control during Ramadan: An observational study.
Siaw, MY, Chew, DE, Toh, MP, Seah, DE, Chua, R, Tan, J, Lee, EY, Chan, SY, Lee, JY
Journal of diabetes investigation. 2016;(1):70-5
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION The changes in metabolic parameters in type 2 diabetic patients who fast during Ramadan have not been studied in Singapore. This study aimed to examine the trends of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), systolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides in diabetic patients with varying degrees of glycemic control and different types of therapeutic approaches during Ramadan. METHODS The present retrospective study used a national electronic database to examine the metabolic parameter of Malay patients with type 2 diabetes. Eligible patients were stratified into three groups based on their mean HbA1c control before Ramadan: group 1 (HbA1c ≥10%), group 2 (HbA1c 7.1-9.9%) and group 3 (HbA1c ≤7%). Patients with a glomerular filtration rate <15 mL/min were excluded. The trends of metabolic parameters were traced before, during and after Ramadan. RESULTS Of 13,565 patients examined, 5,172 patients (38.1%) were eligible for this study. Mean change of HbA1c varied from -1.4% to +0.2% during Ramadan, with the greatest reduction observed in group 1 (P < 0.001). A minimal systolic blood pressure reduction was observed in groups 2 and 3 (2 mmHg; P < 0.01). Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides changes were insignificant. A small, 0.1%, reduction in mean HbA1c was observed in patients taking oral antidiabetic agents during Ramadan (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Blood glucose was most affected during Ramadan, particularly in patients with mean baseline HbA1c ≥10%. The type of antidiabetic agent used did not seem to contribute to glycemic changes.
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Impact of roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery on prognostic factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus: meta-analysis and systematic review.
Chen, Y, Zeng, G, Tan, J, Tang, J, Ma, J, Rao, B
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews. 2015;(7):653-62
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Our aim is to clarify the features of complete type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remission in patients who undergo Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery, to better determine factors affecting the outcome of T2DM surgery. A search was conducted for original studies on Medline, PubMed and Elsevier from inception until October 28, 2014. All of the articles included in this study were assessed with the application of predetermined selection criteria and were divided into two groups: Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery for T2DM patients in remission or non-remission. The meta-analysis results demonstrated that fasting C-peptide values were significantly associated with increased remission (C-peptide: 95%CI = 0.2-1.0) whereas T2DM duration, patient age, preoperative insulin use, preoperative fasting blood glucose values and preoperative glycosylated haemoglobin values were significantly associated with reduced remission (T2DM duration: 95%CI = -1.2 - -0.7; age: 95%CI = -0.5 - -0.1; percentage of preoperative insulin users: odd ratio = 0.10, 95%CI = 0.07-0.15; preoperative fasting blood glucose: 95%CI = -0.9 - -0.5; preoperative glycosylated haemoglobin: 95%CI = -1.1 - -0.4). However, the results demonstrated that body mass index was not statistically different (body mass index: 95%CI = -0.2-0.6). The results of the systematic review demonstrated that smaller waist circumference; lower total cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein levels, increased higher high-density lipoprotein levels, shorter cardiovascular disease history and less preoperative prevalence of hypertension contribute to the increased postoperative remission rate. Better results are obtained in younger patients with less severe diabetes, a smaller waist circumference, higher preoperative high-density lipoprotein, lower preoperative total cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein levels and fewer other complications of shorter durations.