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Sun HY, Lin XY. Genetic perspectives on childhood monogenic diabetes: Diagnosis, management, and future directions. World J Diabetes 2023; 14:1738-1753. [PMID: 38222792 PMCID: PMC10784795 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i12.1738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/14/2023] Open
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Monogenic diabetes is caused by one or even more genetic variations, which may be uncommon yet have a significant influence and cause diabetes at an early age. Monogenic diabetes affects 1 to 5% of children, and early detection and gene-tically focused treatment of neonatal diabetes and maturity-onset diabetes of the young can significantly improve long-term health and well-being. The etiology of monogenic diabetes in childhood is primarily attributed to genetic variations affecting the regulatory genes responsible for beta-cell activity. In rare instances, mutations leading to severe insulin resistance can also result in the development of diabetes. Individuals diagnosed with specific types of monogenic diabetes, which are commonly found, can transition from insulin therapy to sulfonylureas, provided they maintain consistent regulation of their blood glucose levels. Scientists have successfully devised materials and methodologies to distinguish individuals with type 1 or 2 diabetes from those more prone to monogenic diabetes. Genetic screening with appropriate findings and interpretations is essential to establish a prognosis and to guide the choice of therapies and management of these interrelated ailments. This review aims to design a comprehensive literature summarizing genetic insights into monogenetic diabetes in children and adolescents as well as summarizing their diagnosis and mana-gement.
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- Hong-Yan Sun
- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264003, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264003, Shandong Province, China
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Goyal S, Rani J, Bhat MA, Vanita V. Genetics of diabetes. World J Diabetes 2023; 14:656-679. [PMID: 37383588 PMCID: PMC10294065 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i6.656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is a complicated disease characterized by a complex interplay of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental variables. It is one of the world's fastest-growing diseases, with 783 million adults expected to be affected by 2045. Devastating macrovascular consequences (cerebrovascular disease, cardiovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease) and microvascular complications (like retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy) increase mortality, blindness, kidney failure, and overall quality of life in individuals with diabetes. Clinical risk factors and glycemic management alone cannot predict the development of vascular problems; multiple genetic investigations have revealed a clear hereditary component to both diabetes and its related complications. In the twenty-first century, technological advancements (genome-wide association studies, next-generation sequencing, and exome-sequencing) have led to the identification of genetic variants associated with diabetes, however, these variants can only explain a small proportion of the total heritability of the condition. In this review, we address some of the likely explanations for this "missing heritability", for diabetes such as the significance of uncommon variants, gene-environment interactions, and epigenetics. Current discoveries clinical value, management of diabetes, and future research directions are also discussed.
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- Shiwali Goyal
- Department of Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, Rockville, MD 20852, United States
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- Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, DC 20057, United States
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- Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
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Hemizygous mutations in L1CAM in two unrelated male probands with childhood onset psychosis. Psychiatr Genet 2021; 30:73-82. [PMID: 32404617 DOI: 10.1097/ypg.0000000000000253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify genes underlying childhood onset psychosis. METHODS Patients with onset of psychosis at age 13 or younger were identified from clinics across England, and they and their parents were exome sequenced and analysed for possible highly penetrant genetic contributors. RESULTS We report two male childhood onset psychosis patients of different ancestries carrying hemizygous very rare possibly damaging missense variants (p.Arg846His and p.Pro145Ser) in the L1CAM gene. L1CAM is an X-linked Mendelian disease gene in which both missense and loss of function variants are associated with syndromic forms of intellectual disability and developmental disorder. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study reporting a possible extension of the phenotype of L1CAM variant carriers to childhood onset psychosis. The family history and presence of other significant rare genetic variants in the patients suggest that there may be genetic interactions modulating the presentation.
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In Vivo and In Vitro Models of Diabetes: A Focus on Pregnancy. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1307:553-576. [PMID: 32504388 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2020_536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of poor outcomes, both for the mother and her offspring. Although clinical and epidemiological studies are invaluable to assess these outcomes and the effectiveness of potential treatments, there are certain ethical and practical limitations to what can be assessed in human studies.Thus, both in vivo and in vitro models can aid us in the understanding of the mechanisms behind these complications and, in the long run, towards their prevention and treatment. This review summarizes the existing animal and cell models used to mimic diabetes, with a specific focus on the intrauterine environment. Summary of this review.
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Bouldjennet F, Gjesing AP, Azzouz M, Abderrahman SA, El Guecier A, Ali S, Oudjit B, Mennadi-Lacete F, Yargui L, Boudiba A, Chibane A, Touil-Boukoffa C, Hansen T, Raache R. Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young Identified Among Algerian Probands with Early-Onset Diabetes. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2020; 13:4829-4837. [PMID: 33324081 PMCID: PMC7733395 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s269251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the prevalence of variants within selected maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)-genes among Algerian patients initially diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D), yet presenting with a MODY-like phenotype. METHODS Eight unrelated patients with early-onset diabetes (before 30 years) and six relatives with diabetes were examined by targeted re-sequencing for variants in genes known to be involved in MODY (HNF1A, GCK, HNF4A, HNF1B, INS, ABCC8, KCNJ1). Clinical data for probands were retrieved from hospital records. RESULTS A total of 12 variants were identified, of which three were classified as pathogenic and one as a variant of uncertain clinical significance (VUS). Two of the pathogenic variants were found in GCK (p.Gly261Arg and p.Met210Lys, respectively) in one proband each and the remaining pathogenic variant was found in HNF1B (p.Gly76Cys) in a proband also carrying the VUS in HNF1A (p.Thr156Met). CONCLUSION Variants in known MODY-genes can be the cause of early-onset diabetes in Algerians diagnosed with T1D or T2D among patients presenting with a MODY-like phenotype; thus, genetic screening should be considered.
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- Faiza Bouldjennet
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Cytokine and NO Synthase Team, University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Correspondence: Anette P Gjesing; Rachida Raache Email ;
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- Diabetology Department of Mustapha Pacha Hospital, Algiers, Algeria
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- Internal Medicine Department of Djillali Bounaâma Hospital, Algiers, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Mustapha Pacha, Algiers, Algeria
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- Diabetology Department of Mohamed Seghir Nekkache Hospital, Algiers, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Mustapha Pacha, Algiers, Algeria
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- Diabetology Department of Mustapha Pacha Hospital, Algiers, Algeria
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- Internal Medicine Department of Djillali Bounaâma Hospital, Algiers, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Cytokine and NO Synthase Team, University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Cytokine and NO Synthase Team, University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria
- Correspondence: Anette P Gjesing; Rachida Raache Email ;
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Sheikh MS, Sheikh IS, Khan SMS, Mir S. Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among adult population of District Srinagar. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13410-018-0704-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Saleem SM, Jan SS, Haq I, Khan SMS. Identification of risk factors affecting impaired glucose metabolism among the adult population of district Srinagar. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2019; 13:1047-1051. [PMID: 31336442 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2019.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The World has seen an emerging trend of diabetes among adolescents and moderately aged people over the last decade. The aim of the study was to identify the risk factors associated with impaired glucose metabolism and the prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism among the adult population of district Srinagar. METHODS Multi-stage cluster random sampling design was used and from each household, participants were selected using a Kish grid method. Socio-demographic and clinical data were collected. The participants were then subjected to fasting venous blood glucose estimation. RESULTS Age, waist circumference, hip circumference, weight, and body mass index were all statistically significant between normoglycemic participants and those with impaired glucose metabolism (p < 0.018). On logistic regression, subjects who had a higher BMI were more likely to develop Impaired glucose metabolism (OR = 3.52, OR 95% CI = 1.25-9.87); Moreover, consumption of carbonated drinks, (3-6 times/week OR = 4.40, OR 95% CI = 2.06-9.40; >6 times/week OR = 11.04, OR 95% CI = 0.86-140.66) was found to be a potential risk factor. Participants with a family history of diabetes were more susceptible to develop impaired glucose metabolism (OR = 6.41, OR 95% CI = 3.22-12.78). The risk effect of these factors was even stronger before adjusting for age, sex, family history of diabetes, and BMI in participants. CONCLUSION Risk factors for impaired glucose metabolism include increasing age, obesity, and higher consumption of carbonated drinks, hypertension, smoking behavior, high-calorie diet intake and positive family history of diabetes.
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- Sheikh Mohd Saleem
- Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, India.
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- Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, India
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Lawson R, Maret W, Hogstrand C. Prolonged stimulation of insulin release from MIN6 cells causes zinc depletion and loss of β-cell markers. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2018; 49:51-59. [PMID: 29895372 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zinc is integral for the normal function of pancreatic β-cells in glycaemic control. Large amounts of zinc are secreted from β-cells following insulin exocytosis and regulated replenishment is required, which is thought to be mediated by the ZIP family of zinc importer proteins. Within Type 2 Diabetic patients, β-cells are stressed through prolonged stimulation by hyperglycaemia and this is thought to be a major factor contributing to loss of β-cell identity and mass. However, the consequences for the β-cell zinc status remain largely unexplored. We used inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to show that 24 h treatment of MIN6 cells with potassium chloride, mimicking hyperglycaemic stimulation, reduces the total cellular zinc content 2.8-fold, and qPCR to show an increase in mRNA expression for metallothioneins (Mt1 and Mt2) following 4 and 24 h of stimulation, suggestive of an early rise in cytosolic zinc. To determine which ZIP paralogues may be responsible for zinc replenishment, we used immunocytochemistry, Western blot and qPCR to demonstrate initial ZIP1 protein upregulation proceeded by downregulation of mRNA coding for ZIP1, ZIP6, ZIP7 and ZIP14. To assign a biological significance to the decreased total cellular zinc content, we assessed expression of key β-cell markers to show downregulation of mRNA for MafA, Mnx-1, Nkx2.2 and Pax6. Our data suggest hyperglycaemia-induced zinc depletion may contribute to loss of β-cell markers and promote β-cell dedifferentiation through disrupting expression of key transcription factors.
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- Rebecca Lawson
- King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Course Sciences, Metal Metabolism Group, 150 Stamford St., London SE1 9NH, UK.
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- King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Course Sciences, Metal Metabolism Group, 150 Stamford St., London SE1 9NH, UK.
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- King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Course Sciences, Metal Metabolism Group, 150 Stamford St., London SE1 9NH, UK.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review was to summarize and reflect on advances over the past decade in human genetic and metabolomic discovery with particular focus on their contributions to type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk prediction. RECENT FINDINGS In the past 10 years, a combination of advances in genotyping efficiency, metabolomic profiling, bioinformatics approaches, and international collaboration have moved T2D genetics and metabolomics from a state of frustration to an abundance of new knowledge. Efforts to control and prevent T2D have failed to stop this global epidemic. New approaches are needed, and although neither genetic nor metabolomic profiling yet have a clear clinical role, the rapid pace of accumulating knowledge offers the possibility for "multi-omic" prediction to improve health.
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- Jordi Merino
- Diabetes Unit and Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Programs in Metabolism and Medical & Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA
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- Diabetes Unit and Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Programs in Metabolism and Medical & Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.
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- Diabetes Unit and Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Programs in Metabolism and Medical & Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Programs in Metabolism and Medical & Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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Wędrychowicz A, Tobór E, Wilk M, Ziółkowska-Ledwith E, Rams A, Wzorek K, Sabal B, Stelmach M, Starzyk JB. Phenotype Heterogeneity in Glucokinase-Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (GCK-MODY) Patients. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol 2017; 9:246-252. [PMID: 28663157 PMCID: PMC5596806 DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.4461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical phenotypes of glucokinase-maturity-onset diabetes of the young (GCK-MODY) pediatric patients from Southwest Poland and to search for phenotype-genotype correlations. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of data on 37 CGK-MODY patients consisting of 21 girls and 16 boys of ages 1.9-20.1 (mean 12.5±5.2) years, treated in our centre in the time period between 2002 and 2013. RESULTS GCK-MODY carriers were found in a frequency of 3% among 1043 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients and constituted the second most numerous group of DM patients, following type 1 DM, in our centre. The mean age of GCK-MODY diagnosis was 10.4±4.5 years. The findings leading to the diagnosis were impaired fasting glucose (IFG) (15/37), symptoms of hyperglycemia (4/37), and a GCK-MODY family history (18/37). Mean fasting blood glucose level was 6.67±1.64 mmol/L. In the sample, there were patients with normal values (4/37), those with DM (10/37), and IFG (23/37). In OGTT, 120 min glucose level was normal in 8, diabetic in 2, and characteristic for glucose intolerance in 27 of the 37 cases. Twelve of the 37 cases (32%) were identified as GCK-MODY carriers. In the total group, mean C-peptide level was 2.13±0.65 ng/mL and HbA1c was 6.26±0.45% (44.9±-18 mmol/mol). Thirty-two patients had a family history of DM. DM autoantibodies were detected in two patients. The most common mutations were p.Gly318Arg (11/37) and p.Val302Leu (8/37). There was no correlation between type of mutations and plasma glucose levels. CONCLUSION The phenotype of GCK-MODY patients may vary from those characteristic for other DM types to an asymptomatic state with normal FG with no correlation with genotype.
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- Anna Wędrychowicz
- Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland
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,* Address for Correspondence: Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland Phone: +48 12 658 12 77 E-mail:
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- Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Students’ Scientific Group at the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland
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- Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Students’ Scientific Group at the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland
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- Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Students’ Scientific Group at the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland
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- Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Students’ Scientific Group at the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland
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- Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Students’ Scientific Group at the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland
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- Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Students’ Scientific Group at the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland
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- Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland
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- Polish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland
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Elk N, Iwuchukwu OF. Using Personalized Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus. Pharmacotherapy 2017; 37:1131-1149. [PMID: 28654165 DOI: 10.1002/phar.1976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus is a worldwide problem with an immense pharmacoeconomic burden. The multifactorial and complex nature of the disease lends itself to personalized pharmacotherapeutic approaches to treatment. Variability in individual risk and subsequent development of diabetes has been reported in addition to differences in response to the many oral glucose lowering therapies currently available for diabetes pharmacotherapy. Pharmacogenomic studies have attempted to uncover the heritable components of individual variability in risk susceptibility and response to pharmacotherapy. We review the current pharmacogenomics evidence as it relates to common oral glucose lowering therapies and how they can be utilized in the management of polygenic and monogenic forms of diabetes. Evidence supports the use of genetic testing and personalized approaches to the treatment of monogenic diabetes of the young. The data are not as robust for the current application of pharmacogenetic approaches to the treatment of polygenic type 2 diabetes mellitus, but there are suggestions as to future applications in this regard. We reviewed pertinent primary literature sources as well as current evidence-based guidelines on diabetes management.
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- Nina Elk
- Division of Pharmacy Practice, Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy, Florham Park, New Jersey
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy, Florham Park, New Jersey
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Moghbeli M, Naghibzadeh B, Ghahraman M, Fatemi S, Taghavi M, Vakili R, Abbaszadegan MR. Mutations in HNF1A Gene are not a Common Cause of Familial Young-Onset Diabetes in Iran. Indian J Clin Biochem 2017; 33:91-95. [PMID: 29371776 DOI: 10.1007/s12291-017-0648-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha (HNF1A) as a homeodomain transcription factor which regulates variety of genes, are the most common cause of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY). Detection of HNF1A mutations not only classifies the subtype, but also predicts the likely clinical course and may alters the method of treatment from insulin to the oral sulphonylureas, which is shown to improve glycemic control. The coding and promoter regions of HNF1A gene were screened for mutations in 34 unrelated Iranian MODY patients. We identified one novel missense mutation (C49G) and two novel polymorphisms and 8 recently identified SNPs in the HNF1A gene. It is possible that in Iran, other yet to be identified genes are responsible for the familial young onset diabetes. Hence, there is a need for more extensive genetic analyses in Iranian patients with familial young onset diabetes.
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- Meysam Moghbeli
- 1North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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- 2Medical Genetics Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- 2Medical Genetics Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- 3Division of Human Genetics, Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- 4Immunogenetics Department, Immunology Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- 5Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- 6Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- 2Medical Genetics Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- 3Division of Human Genetics, Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Fendler W, Madzio J, Kozinski K, Patel K, Janikiewicz J, Szopa M, Tracz A, Borowiec M, Jarosz-Chobot P, Mysliwiec M, Szadkowska A, Hattersley AT, Ellard S, Malecki MT, Dobrzyn A, Mlynarski W. Differential regulation of serum microRNA expression by HNF1β and HNF1α transcription factors. Diabetologia 2016; 59:1463-1473. [PMID: 27059371 PMCID: PMC4901123 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-016-3945-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS We aimed to identify microRNAs (miRNAs) under transcriptional control of the HNF1β transcription factor, and investigate whether its effect manifests in serum. METHODS The Polish cohort (N = 60) consisted of 11 patients with HNF1B-MODY, 17 with HNF1A-MODY, 13 with GCK-MODY, an HbA1c-matched type 1 diabetic group (n = 9) and ten healthy controls. Replication was performed in 61 clinically-matched British patients mirroring the groups in the Polish cohort. The Polish cohort underwent miRNA serum level profiling with quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) arrays to identify differentially expressed miRNAs. Validation was performed using qPCR. To determine whether serum content reflects alterations at a cellular level, we quantified miRNA levels in a human hepatocyte cell line (HepG2) with small interfering RNA knockdowns of HNF1α or HNF1β. RESULTS Significant differences (adjusted p < 0.05) were noted for 11 miRNAs. Five of them differed between HNF1A-MODY and HNF1B-MODY, and, amongst those, four (miR-24, miR-27b, miR-223 and miR-199a) showed HNF1B-MODY-specific expression levels in the replication group. In all four cases the miRNA expression level was lower in HNF1B-MODY than in all other tested groups. Areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves ranged from 0.79 to 0.86, with sensitivity and specificity reaching 91.7% (miR-24) and 82.1% (miR-199a), respectively. The cellular expression pattern of miRNA was consistent with serum levels, as all were significantly higher in HNF1α- than in HNF1β-deficient HepG2 cells. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We have shown that expression of specific miRNAs depends on HNF1β function. The impact of HNF1β deficiency was evidenced at serum level, making HNF1β-dependent miRNAs potentially applicable in the diagnosis of HNF1B-MODY.
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- Wojciech Fendler
- Department of Paediatrics, Oncology, Haematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
- Department of Biostatistics and Translational Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, 36/50 Sporna Str., 91-738, Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oncology, Haematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Studies in Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Cell Signalling and Metabolic Disorders, Nencki Institute of Experimental Medicine, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Laboratory of Cell Signalling and Metabolic Disorders, Nencki Institute of Experimental Medicine, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- University Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oncology, Haematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oncology, Haematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- University Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Laboratory of Cell Signalling and Metabolic Disorders, Nencki Institute of Experimental Medicine, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oncology, Haematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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van de Bunt M, Lako M, Barrett A, Gloyn AL, Hansson M, McCarthy MI, Beer NL, Honoré C. Insights into islet development and biology through characterization of a human iPSC-derived endocrine pancreas model. Islets 2016; 8:83-95. [PMID: 27246810 PMCID: PMC4987020 DOI: 10.1080/19382014.2016.1182276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Directed differentiation of stem cells offers a scalable solution to the need for human cell models recapitulating islet biology and T2D pathogenesis. We profiled mRNA expression at 6 stages of an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) model of endocrine pancreas development from 2 donors, and characterized the distinct transcriptomic profiles associated with each stage. Established regulators of endodermal lineage commitment, such as SOX17 (log2 fold change [FC] compared to iPSCs = 14.2, p-value = 4.9 × 10(-5)) and the pancreatic agenesis gene GATA6 (log2 FC = 12.1, p-value = 8.6 × 10(-5)), showed transcriptional variation consistent with their known developmental roles. However, these analyses highlighted many other genes with stage-specific expression patterns, some of which may be novel drivers or markers of islet development. For example, the leptin receptor gene, LEPR, was most highly expressed in published data from in vivo-matured cells compared to our endocrine pancreas-like cells (log2 FC = 5.5, p-value = 2.0 × 10(-12)), suggesting a role for the leptin pathway in the maturation process. Endocrine pancreas-like cells showed significant stage-selective expression of adult islet genes, including INS, ABCC8, and GLP1R, and enrichment of relevant GO-terms (e.g. "insulin secretion"; odds ratio = 4.2, p-value = 1.9 × 10(-3)): however, principal component analysis indicated that in vitro-differentiated cells were more immature than adult islets. Integration of the stage-specific expression information with genetic data from T2D genome-wide association studies revealed that 46 of 82 T2D-associated loci harbor genes present in at least one developmental stage, facilitating refinement of potential effector transcripts. Together, these data show that expression profiling in an iPSC islet development model can further understanding of islet biology and T2D pathogenesis.
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- Martijn van de Bunt
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Center, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Diabetes Research, Novo Nordisk A/S, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Center, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- CONTACT Dr Nicola L Beer Oxford Center for Diabetes Endocrinology & Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LE, UK
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- Department of Islet and Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Maaloev, Denmark
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Singh V, Singla SK, Jha V, Puri V, Puri S. Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1β: A regulator of kidney development and cystogenesis. Indian J Nephrol 2015; 25:70-6. [PMID: 25838642 PMCID: PMC4379628 DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.139492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The understanding of the genomics of the renal tissue has gathered a considerable interest and is making rapid progress. The molecular mechanisms as well as the precise function of the associated molecular components toward renal pathophysiology have recently been realized. For the cystic kidney disease, the regulation of gene expression affecting epithelial cells proliferation, apoptosis as well as process of differentiation/de-differentiation represent key molecular targets. For the cystic disorders, molecular targets have been identified, which besides lending heterogeneity to cysts may also provide tools to unravel their functional importance to understand the renal tissue homeostasis. This review focuses on providing comprehensive information about the transcriptional regulatory role of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1β, a homeoprotein, as well as its interacting partners in renal tissue development and pathophysiology.
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- V Singh
- Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Nephrology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
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- Centre for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Under University Institute of Emerging Areas in Science and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Biotechnology Branch, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chandigarh, India ; Centre for Stem Cell and Issue Engineering, University Institute of Emerging Areas in Science and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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The oversupply of calories and sedentary lifestyle has resulted in a rapid increase of diabetes prevalence worldwide. During the past two decades, lines of evidence suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a key role in the pathophysiology of diabetes. Mitochondria are vital to most of the eukaryotic cells as they provide energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate by oxidative phosphorylation. In addition, mitochondrial function is an integral part of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells. In the present article, we will briefly review the major functions of mitochondria in regard to energy metabolism, and discuss the genetic and environmental factors causing mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetes. In addition, the pathophysiological role of mitochondrial dysfunction in insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction are discussed. We argue that mitochondrial dysfunction could be the central defect causing the abnormal glucose metabolism in the diabetic state. A deeper understanding of the role of mitochondria in diabetes will provide us with novel insights in the pathophysiology of diabetes. (J Diabetes Invest, doi: 10.1111/j.2040-1124.2010.00047.x, 2010).
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- Departments of Internal Medicine ; Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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A decade of molecular genetic testing for MODY: a retrospective study of utilization in The Netherlands. Eur J Hum Genet 2014; 23:29-33. [PMID: 24736738 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Genetic testing for maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) may be relevant for treatment and prognosis in patients with usually early-onset, non-ketotic, insulin-sensitive diabetes and for monitoring strategies in non-diabetic mutation carriers. This study describes the first 10 years of genetic testing for MODY in The Netherlands in terms of volume and test positive rate, medical setting, purpose of the test and age of patients tested. Some analyses focus on the most prevalent subtype, HNF1A MODY. Data were retrospectively extracted from a laboratory database. In total, 502 individuals were identified with a pathogenic mutation in HNF4A, GCK or HNF1A between 2001 and 2010. Although mutation scanning for MODY was used at an increasing rate, cascade testing was only used for one relative, on average, per positive index patient. Testing for HNF1A MODY was mostly requested by internists and paediatricians, often from regional hospitals. Primary care physicians and clinical geneticists rarely requested genetic testing for HNF1A MODY. Clinical geneticists requested cascade testing relatively more often than other health professionals. A substantial proportion (currently 29%) of HNF1A MODY probands was at least 40 years old at the time of testing. In conclusion, the number of individuals genetically tested for MODY so far in The Netherlands is low compared with previously predicted numbers of patients. Doctors' valuation of the test and patients' and family members' response to (an offer of) genetic testing on the other hand need to be investigated. Efforts may be needed to develop and implement translational guidelines.
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Christ GJ, Saul JM, Furth ME, Andersson KE. The pharmacology of regenerative medicine. Pharmacol Rev 2013; 65:1091-133. [PMID: 23818131 DOI: 10.1124/pr.112.007393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Regenerative medicine is a rapidly evolving multidisciplinary, translational research enterprise whose explicit purpose is to advance technologies for the repair and replacement of damaged cells, tissues, and organs. Scientific progress in the field has been steady and expectations for its robust clinical application continue to rise. The major thesis of this review is that the pharmacological sciences will contribute critically to the accelerated translational progress and clinical utility of regenerative medicine technologies. In 2007, we coined the phrase "regenerative pharmacology" to describe the enormous possibilities that could occur at the interface between pharmacology, regenerative medicine, and tissue engineering. The operational definition of regenerative pharmacology is "the application of pharmacological sciences to accelerate, optimize, and characterize (either in vitro or in vivo) the development, maturation, and function of bioengineered and regenerating tissues." As such, regenerative pharmacology seeks to cure disease through restoration of tissue/organ function. This strategy is distinct from standard pharmacotherapy, which is often limited to the amelioration of symptoms. Our goal here is to get pharmacologists more involved in this field of research by exposing them to the tools, opportunities, challenges, and interdisciplinary expertise that will be required to ensure awareness and galvanize involvement. To this end, we illustrate ways in which the pharmacological sciences can drive future innovations in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering and thus help to revolutionize the discovery of curative therapeutics. Hopefully, the broad foundational knowledge provided herein will spark sustained conversations among experts in diverse fields of scientific research to the benefit of all.
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- George J Christ
- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA.
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Clinical suspicion of Maturity Onset of Diabetes of the Young in pediatric patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Indian J Pediatr 2012; 79:955-8. [PMID: 22161582 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0633-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes remains the predominant form of diabetes in the pediatric population, while the incidence of type 2 diabetes has increased, paralleling the increase in obesity. Another form of diabetes, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), should also be considered especially in those whose clinical presentation is atypical for type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Although testing for MODY is a challenge, testing in appropriate patients and family members should be standard of care. Knowledge of the genetic etiology of the type of diabetes will enable appropriate treatment and optimize outcomes, allow more accurate prediction of disease progression, as well as allow screening for and the diagnosis of MODY in family members.
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Bonnefond A, Philippe J, Durand E, Dechaume A, Huyvaert M, Montagne L, Marre M, Balkau B, Fajardy I, Vambergue A, Vatin V, Delplanque J, Le Guilcher D, De Graeve F, Lecoeur C, Sand O, Vaxillaire M, Froguel P. Whole-exome sequencing and high throughput genotyping identified KCNJ11 as the thirteenth MODY gene. PLoS One 2012; 7:e37423. [PMID: 22701567 PMCID: PMC3372463 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background Maturity-onset of the young (MODY) is a clinically heterogeneous form of diabetes characterized by an autosomal-dominant mode of inheritance, an onset before the age of 25 years, and a primary defect in the pancreatic beta-cell function. Approximately 30% of MODY families remain genetically unexplained (MODY-X). Here, we aimed to use whole-exome sequencing (WES) in a four-generation MODY-X family to identify a new susceptibility gene for MODY. Methodology WES (Agilent-SureSelect capture/Illumina-GAIIx sequencing) was performed in three affected and one non-affected relatives in the MODY-X family. We then performed a high-throughput multiplex genotyping (Illumina-GoldenGate assay) of the putative causal mutations in the whole family and in 406 controls. A linkage analysis was also carried out. Principal Findings By focusing on variants of interest (i.e. gains of stop codon, frameshift, non-synonymous and splice-site variants not reported in dbSNP130) present in the three affected relatives and not present in the control, we found 69 mutations. However, as WES was not uniform between samples, a total of 324 mutations had to be assessed in the whole family and in controls. Only one mutation (p.Glu227Lys in KCNJ11) co-segregated with diabetes in the family (with a LOD-score of 3.68). No KCNJ11 mutation was found in 25 other MODY-X unrelated subjects. Conclusions/Significance Beyond neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM), KCNJ11 is also a MODY gene (‘MODY13’), confirming the wide spectrum of diabetes related phenotypes due to mutations in NDM genes (i.e. KCNJ11, ABCC8 and INS). Therefore, the molecular diagnosis of MODY should include KCNJ11 as affected carriers can be ideally treated with oral sulfonylureas.
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- Amélie Bonnefond
- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
- Department of Pediatrics, Saint Antoine Pediatric Hospital, Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, Catholic University of Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Nutrition, Bichat-Claude Bernard University Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
- Inserm-U695, Paris 7 University, Paris, France
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- Inserm-U1018, Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health, Villejuif, France
- Paris-Sud 11 University, Villejuif, France
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- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
- EA 4489 “Perinatal Environment and Fetal Growth”, Department of Diabetology, Huriez Hospital, CHRU Lille, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
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- CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
- Lille Nord de France University, Lille, France
- Department of Genomics of Common Disease, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Kilbride SM, Farrelly AM, Bonner C, Ward MW, Nyhan KC, Concannon CG, Wollheim CB, Byrne MM, Prehn JHM. AMP-activated protein kinase mediates apoptosis in response to bioenergetic stress through activation of the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 homology domain-3-only protein BMF. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:36199-206. [PMID: 20841353 PMCID: PMC2975242 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.138107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2010] [Revised: 08/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 1A (HNF1A) gene result in the pathogenesis of maturity-onset diabetes-of-the-young type 3, (HNF1A-MODY). This disorder is characterized by a primary defect in metabolism-secretion coupling and decreased beta cell mass, attributed to excessive beta cell apoptosis. Here, we investigated the link between energy stress and apoptosis activation following HNF1A inactivation. This study employed single cell fluorescent microscopy, flow cytometry, gene expression analysis, and gene silencing to study the effects of overexpression of dominant-negative (DN)-HNF1A expression on cellular bioenergetics and apoptosis in INS-1 cells. Induction of DN-HNF1A expression led to reduced ATP levels and diminished the bioenergetic response to glucose. This was coupled with activation of the bioenergetic stress sensor AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), which preceded the onset of apoptosis. Pharmacological activation of AMPK using aminoimidazole carboxamide ribonucleotide (AICAR) was sufficient to induce apoptosis in naive cells. Conversely, inhibition of AMPK with compound C or AMPKα gene silencing protected against DN-HNF1A-induced apoptosis. Interestingly, AMPK mediated the induction of the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 homology domain-3-only protein Bmf (Bcl-2-modifying factor). Bmf expression was also elevated in islets of DN-HNF1A transgenic mice. Furthermore, knockdown of Bmf expression in INS-1 cells using siRNA was sufficient to protect against DN-HNF1A-induced apoptosis. Our study suggests that overexpression of DN-HNF1A induces bioenergetic stress and activation of AMPK. This in turn mediates the transcriptional activation of the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2-homology protein BMF, coupling prolonged energy stress to apoptosis activation.
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- Seán M. Kilbride
- From the Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- From the Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- From the Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland, and
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- From the Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- the Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University Medical Center, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland, and
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- From the Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been at the forefront of human diseases and phenotypes studied by new genetic analyses. Thanks to genome-wide association studies, we have made substantial progress in elucidating the genetic basis of type 2 diabetes. This review summarizes the concept, history, and recent discoveries produced by genome-wide association studies for type 2 diabetes and glycemic traits, with a focus on the key notions we have gleaned from these efforts. Genome-wide association findings have illustrated novel pathways, pointed toward fundamental biology, confirmed prior epidemiological observations, drawn attention to the role of β-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes, explained ~10% of disease heritability, tempered our expectations with regard to their use in clinical prediction, and provided possible targets for pharmacotherapy and pharmacogenetic clinical trials. We can apply these lessons to future investigation so as to improve our understanding of the genetic basis of type 2 diabetes.
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- Liana K. Billings
- Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Diabetes Research Center (Diabetes Unit), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Diabetes Research Center (Diabetes Unit), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Aggarwal R, Sestak AL, D'Souza A, D'Sousa A, Dillon SP, Namjou B, Scofield RH. Complete complement deficiency in a large cohort of familial systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2009; 19:52-7. [PMID: 19910391 DOI: 10.1177/0961203309346508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Genetic complete deficiency of the early complement components such as C1, C2 and C4 commonly results in a monogenetic form of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, previous studies have examined groups of complete complement deficient subjects for SLE, while a familial SLE cohort has not been studied for deficiencies of complement. Thus, we undertook the present study to determine the frequency of hereditary complete complement deficiencies among families with two or more SLE patients. All SLE patients from 544 such families had CH50 determined. Medical records were examined for past CH50 values. There were 66 individuals in whom all available CH50 values were zero. All but four of these had a SLE-affected relative with a non-zero CH50; thus, these families did not have monogenetic complement deficient related SLE. The four remaining SLE-affected subjects were in fact two sets of siblings in which three of the four SLE patients had onset of disease at <18 years of age. Both patients in one of these families had been determined to have C4 deficiency, while the other family had no clinical diagnosis of complement deficiency. In this second family, one of the SLE patients had had normal C4 and C3 values, indicating that either C1q or C2 deficiency was possible. Thus, only 2 of 544 SLE families had definite or possible complement deficiency; however, 1 of 7 families in which all SLE patients had pediatric onset and 2 of 85 families with at least 1 pediatric-onset SLE patent had complete complement deficiency. SLE is found commonly among families with hereditary complement deficiency but the reverse is not true. Complete complement deficiency is rare among families with two or more SLE patients, but is concentrated among families with onset of SLE prior to age 18.
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- R Aggarwal
- Arthritis and Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Arthritis and Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Arthritis and Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK; Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Le Clair C, Abbi T, Sandhu H, Tappia PS. Impact of maternal undernutrition on diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk in adult offspring. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2009; 87:161-79. [PMID: 19295658 DOI: 10.1139/y09-006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Epidemiological, clinical, and experimental observations have led to the hypothesis that the risk of developing chronic diseases in adulthood is influenced not only by genetic and adult lifestyle factors, but also by environmental factors during early life. Low birth weight, a marker of intrauterine stress, has been linked to predisposition to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes. The compelling animal evidence and significant human data to support this conclusion are reviewed. Specifically, the review discusses the role of maternal nutrition before and during pregnancy, placental insufficiencies and epigenetic changes in the increased predisposition to diabetes and CVD in adult life. The impact of low birth weight and catch-up growth as they pertain to risk of disease in adult life is also discussed. In addition, adult disease risk in the overnourished fetus is also mentioned. Reference is made to some of the mechanisms of the induction of diabetes and CVD phenotype. It is proposed that fetal nutrition, growth and development through efficient maternal nutrition before and during pregnancy could constitute the basis for nutritional strategies for the primary prevention of diabetes and CVD.
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- Caroline Le Clair
- I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, and Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H2A6, Canada
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Grant RW, Moore AF, Florez JC. Genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes: recent progress and clinical implications. Diabetes Care 2009; 32:1107-14. [PMID: 19460916 PMCID: PMC2681026 DOI: 10.2337/dc08-2171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Richard W Grant
- Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To highlight recent type 2 diabetes (T2D)-associated genetic discoveries and their potential for clinical application. RECENT FINDINGS The advent of genome-wide association screening has uncovered many loci newly associated with T2D. This review describes the techniques applied to discover novel T2D genes and compares their relative strengths, biases, and findings to date. The results of large-scale genome-wide association studies carried out since 2007 are summarized, and limitations of interpreting this preliminary data are offered. Recent studies exploring the clinical potential of these discoveries are reviewed, focusing on insights into T2D pathogenesis, risk prediction of future diabetes, and utility in guiding pharmacotherapy. The new T2D-associated loci have been implicated in beta-cell development and function, highlighting insulin secretion in the disease process. Preliminary risk prediction studies show that more loci are needed to improve T2D risk indices. Studies have also revealed that genes may play a role in the pharmacologic response to antidiabetic medications. SUMMARY Since 2007, genome-wide association studies have rapidly increased the number of T2D-associated loci. This review summarizes the history of genetic association studies, the results from the new genome-wide association studies, and the clinical application of these findings.
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- Amit R Majithia
- Diabetes Research Center (Diabetes Unit), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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CONTEXT Over the last few months, genome-wide association studies have contributed significantly to our understanding of the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes. If and how this information will impact clinical practice is not yet clear. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Primary papers reporting genome-wide association studies in type 2 diabetes or establishing a reproducible association for specific candidate genes were compiled. Further information was obtained from background articles, authoritative reviews, and relevant meeting conferences and abstracts. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS As many as 17 genetic loci have been convincingly associated with type 2 diabetes; 14 of these were not previously known, and most of them were unsuspected. The associated polymorphisms are common in populations of European descent but have modest effects on risk. These loci highlight new areas for biological exploration and allow the initiation of experiments designed to develop prediction models and test possible pharmacogenetic and other applications. CONCLUSIONS Although substantial progress in our knowledge of the genetic basis of type 2 diabetes is taking place, these new discoveries represent but a small proportion of the genetic variation underlying the susceptibility to this disorder. Major work is still required to identify the causal variants, test their role in disease prediction and ascertain their therapeutic implications.
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- Jose C Florez
- Simches Research Building-CPZN 5.250, 185 Cambridge Street, Diabetes Unit/Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
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Skupien J, Gorczynska-Kosiorz S, Klupa T, Cyganek K, Wanic K, Borowiec M, Sieradzki J, Malecki MT. Molecular background and clinical characteristics of HNF1A MODY in a Polish population. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2008; 34:524-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2008.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2008] [Revised: 05/20/2008] [Accepted: 05/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lu P, Rha GB, Melikishvili M, Wu G, Adkins BC, Fried MG, Chi YI. Structural basis of natural promoter recognition by a unique nuclear receptor, HNF4alpha. Diabetes gene product. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:33685-97. [PMID: 18829458 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806213200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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HNF4alpha (hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha) plays an essential role in the development and function of vertebrate organs, including hepatocytes and pancreatic beta-cells by regulating expression of multiple genes involved in organ development, nutrient transport, and diverse metabolic pathways. As such, HNF4alpha is a culprit gene product for a monogenic and dominantly inherited form of diabetes, known as maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY). As a unique member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, HNF4alpha recognizes target genes containing two hexanucleotide direct repeat DNA-response elements separated by one base pair (DR1) by exclusively forming a cooperative homodimer. We describe here the 2.0 angstroms crystal structure of human HNF4alpha DNA binding domain in complex with a high affinity promoter element of another MODY gene, HNF1alpha, which reveals the molecular basis of unique target gene selection/recognition, DNA binding cooperativity, and dysfunction caused by diabetes-causing mutations. The predicted effects of MODY mutations have been tested by a set of biochemical and functional studies, which show that, in contrast to other MODY gene products, the subtle disruption of HNF4alpha molecular function can cause significant effects in afflicted MODY patients.
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- Peng Lu
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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Vaxillaire M, Cavalcanti-Proença C, Dechaume A, Tichet J, Marre M, Balkau B, Froguel P. The common P446L polymorphism in GCKR inversely modulates fasting glucose and triglyceride levels and reduces type 2 diabetes risk in the DESIR prospective general French population. Diabetes 2008; 57:2253-7. [PMID: 18556336 PMCID: PMC2494697 DOI: 10.2337/db07-1807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hepatic glucokinase (GCK) is a key regulator of glucose storage and disposal in the liver, where its activity is competitively modulated, with respect to glucose, by binding to glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR) in the presence of fructose 6-phosphate. Genome-wide association studies for type 2 diabetes identified GCKR as a potential locus for modulating triglyceride levels. We evaluated, in a general French population, the contribution of the GCKR rs1260326-P446L polymorphism to quantitative metabolic parameters and to dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia risk. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Genotype effects of rs1260326 were studied in 4,833 participants from the prospective DESIR (Data from an Epidemiological Study on the Insulin Resistance syndrome) cohort both at inclusion and using the measurements at follow-up. RESULTS The minor T-allele of rs1260326 was strongly associated with lower fasting glucose (-1.43% per T-allele; P = 8 x 10(-13)) and fasting insulin levels (-4.23%; P = 3 x 10(-7)), lower homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index (-5.69%; P = 1 x 10(-8)), and, conversely, higher triglyceride levels (3.41%; P = 1 x 10(-4)) during the 9-year study. These effects relate to a lower risk of hyperglycemia (odds ratio [OR] 0.79 [95% CI 0.70-0.88]; P = 4 x 10(-5)) and of incident cases during the study (hazard ratio [HR] 0.83 [0.74-0.95]; P = 0.005). Moreover, an additive effect of GCKR rs1260326(T) and GCK (-30G) alleles conferred lower fasting glycemia (P = 1 x 10(-13)), insulinemia (P = 5 x 10(-6)), and hyperglycemia risk (P = 1 x 10(-6)). CONCLUSIONS GCKR-L446 carriers are protected against type 2 diabetes despite higher triglyceride levels and risk of dyslipidemia, which suggests a potential molecular mechanism by which these two components of the metabolic syndrome can be dissociated.
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The genetics of gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence for relationship with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Genet Med 2008; 10:240-50. [PMID: 18414206 DOI: 10.1097/gim.0b013e31816b8710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Gestational diabetes is a major public health problem because of its prevalence, its associated complications during pregnancy, and its increased risk for type 2 diabetes later in life. Insulin resistance is one of many physiological changes occurring during pregnancy, and when insulin resistance is accompanied by pancreatic beta-cell insufficiency, gestational diabetes may develop. Several lines of evidence suggest that gestational diabetes shares a common etiology with type 2 diabetes and support the hypothesis that gestational diabetes serves as a window to reveal a predisposition to type 2 diabetes. Pregnancy is an environmental stressor that may catalyze the progression to a diabetic state in genetically predisposed women; therefore, identification of these women during pregnancy could decrease the occurrence of type 2 diabetes through targeted prevention. This review presents an overview of the genetics of gestational diabetes, focusing on human association studies with candidate genes common to both type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes.
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Florez JC. Newly identified loci highlight beta cell dysfunction as a key cause of type 2 diabetes: where are the insulin resistance genes? Diabetologia 2008; 51:1100-10. [PMID: 18504548 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-008-1025-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2008] [Accepted: 04/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Although type 2 diabetes has been traditionally understood as a metabolic disorder initiated by insulin resistance, it has recently become apparent that an impairment in insulin secretion contributes to its manifestation and may play a prominent role in its early pathophysiology. The genetic dissection of Mendelian and, more recently, polygenic types of diabetes confirms the notion that primary defects in insulin synthesis, processing and/or secretion often give rise to the common form of this disorder. This concept, first advanced with the discovery and physiological characterisation of various genetic subtypes of MODY, has been extended to other forms of monogenic diabetes (e.g. neonatal diabetes). It has also led to the identification of common risk variants via candidate gene approaches (e.g. the E23K polymorphism in KCNJ11 or common variants in the MODY genes), and it has been validated by the description of the robust physiological effects conferred by polymorphisms in the TCF7L2 gene. More recently, the completion and integration of genome-wide association scans for this disease has uncovered a number of heretofore unsuspected variants, several of which also affect insulin secretion. This review provides an up-to-date account of genetic loci that influence risk of common type 2 diabetes via impairment of beta cell function, outlines their presumed mechanisms of action, and places them in the context of gene-gene and/or gene-environment interactions. Finally, a strategy for the analogous discovery of insulin resistance genes is proposed.
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- J C Florez
- Diabetes Unit and Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Vaxillaire M, Froguel P. Monogenic diabetes in the young, pharmacogenetics and relevance to multifactorial forms of type 2 diabetes. Endocr Rev 2008; 29:254-64. [PMID: 18436708 DOI: 10.1210/er.2007-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Most valuable breakthroughs in the genetics of type 2 diabetes for the past two decades have arisen from candidate gene studies and familial linkage analysis of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), an autosomal dominant form of diabetes typically occurring before 25 years of age caused by primary insulin secretion defects. Despite its low prevalence, MODY is not a single entity but presents genetic, metabolic and clinical heterogeneity. MODY can result from mutations in at least six different genes encoding the glucose sensor enzyme glucokinase and transcription factors that participate in a regulatory network essential for adult beta-cell function. Additional genes have been described in other discrete phenotypes or syndromic forms of diabetes. Whereas common variants in the MODY genes contribute very modestly to type 2 diabetes susceptibility in adults, major findings emerging from the advent of genome-wide association studies will deliver an increasing number of genes and new pathways for the pathological events of the disease.
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- Martine Vaxillaire
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8090, Institute of Biology and Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
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The importance of hepatocyte nuclear factors (HNFs), as well as other transcription factors in β-cell development and function, was underlined by the characterization of human mutations causing maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY). HNF1A and HNF1B mutations lead to MODY forms 3 and 5, respectively. Thus, transcriptional control is an essential mechanism underlying the precise metabolic control exerted by β-cells in regulating insulin release. The diabetes phenotype of MODY3 (HNF1α) and the phenotypes of MODY5 (HNF1β), which can also include renal disease and genitourinary malformations, as well as neonatal diabetes and pancreatic agenesis, have now been described. However, detailed molecular pathology remains elusive. The large array of dominant-negative and deletion mutations, and the lack of structure-phenotype relationships for most mutations, have not helped us to formulate a mechanistic understanding. Further molecular studies of HNF1 actions and gene regulation are anticipated to provide useful insights into β-cell biology and potential therapeutic tools.
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- David B Rhoads
- a Director, Pediatric Endocrine Research Laboratory, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 55 Fruit Street - BHX410, Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA.
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- b Chief, Pediatric Endocrine Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 175 Cambridge Street - CPZS-5, Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA.
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Predictors of glycemic control in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metabolism 2008; 57:453-7. [PMID: 18328344 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2007.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2007] [Accepted: 11/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate which pathophysiological and demographic characteristics of Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus were associated with poor glycemic control and to propose a statistical model for predicting their glycemic control. A total of 220 subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in this study. Frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test was performed to determine the first-phase C-peptide secretion rate (CS1) and insulin sensitivity index. Multiple regression analysis in a stepwise manner was carried out to identify independent regulators of glycemic control. Upon stepwise linear regression analysis with hemoglobin A1c as a dependent parameter, fasting plasma glucose concentration (FPG), CS1, and onset age remained as predictors, explaining 41.0% of glycemic control. The young-onset group (onset age < or =48 years) had significantly higher hemoglobin A1c than the old-onset group (onset age >48 years) (P = .0148), although the present age was significantly older in the old-onset group; and there were no significant differences in duration of diabetes, treatment, body mass index, FPG, fasting insulin level, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, CS1, and log(insulin sensitivity index) between them. Worsening factors of glycemic control in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus were elevated FPG, impaired first-phase insulin secretion, and young age of onset of the disease. Because glycemic control in the subjects with young-onset diabetes tends to be worse, early and aggressive intervention should be required for those with young-onset diabetes to prevent long-term complications.
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- Benjamin Glaser
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Service, Internal Medicine Department, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Perspective on the paper by Reinehr et al (see page 1067)
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- Peter D Gluckman
- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Vaxillaire M, Dechaume A, Busiah K, Cavé H, Pereira S, Scharfmann R, de Nanclares GP, Castano L, Froguel P, Polak M. New ABCC8 mutations in relapsing neonatal diabetes and clinical features. Diabetes 2007; 56:1737-41. [PMID: 17389331 DOI: 10.2337/db06-1540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Activating mutations in the ABCC8 gene that encodes the sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) regulatory subunit of the pancreatic islet ATP-sensitive K(+) channel (K(ATP) channel) cause both permanent and transient neonatal diabetes. Recently, we have described the novel mechanism where basal Mg-nucleotide-dependent stimulatory action of SUR1 on the Kir6.2 pore is increased. In our present study, we identified six new heterozygous ABCC8 mutations, mainly in patients presenting the transient form of neonatal diabetes (six of eight), with a median duration of initial insulin therapy of 17 months (range 0.5-38.0). Most of these mutations map to key functional domains of SUR1. Whereas Kir6.2 mutations are a common cause of permanent neonatal diabetes and in a few cases associate with the DEND (developmental delay, epilepsy, and neonatal diabetes) syndrome, SUR1 mutations are more frequent in transient (52%) compared with permanent (14%) neonatal diabetes cases screened for ABCC8 in our series. Although ketoacidosis is frequent at presentation, SUR1 mutations associate mainly with transient hyperglycemia, with possible recurrence later in life. One-half of the SUR1 neonatal diabetic patients presented with de novo mutations. In some familial cases, diabetes is not always present in the adult carriers of SUR1 mutations, supporting variability in their clinical expressivity that remains to be fully explained.
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- Martine Vaxillaire
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR8090, Institute of Biology, Pasteur Institute, Lille, France.
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Rubio Cabezas O, Argente Oliver J. [Diabetes mellitus in children: a heterogeneous disease]. Med Clin (Barc) 2007; 128:627-33. [PMID: 17524322 DOI: 10.1157/13101746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood and adolescence. Type 1, or autoimmune diabetes accounts for more than 95% of cases. Nevertheless, over the past years it has become apparent that not all cases of diabetes presenting in children are autoimmune type 1. In these cases, the diagnosis is facilitated by the fact that many rare etiologies of diabetes are associated with specific clinical syndromes or a characteristic age of onset. In addition, molecular diagnosis is becoming increasingly available for several of these disorders. This review aims to provide the general physician with some important clues to make an accurate diagnosis in these patients and understand its implication in clinical management.
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- Oscar Rubio Cabezas
- Servicio de Endocrinología, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España.
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The author discusses a new study reporting the birth weight of patients carrying a mutation in either of two closely related genes associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young, testing the hypothesis that the primary defect caused by these genes results in decreased insulin secretion.
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- Benjamin Glaser
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Service, Internal Medicine Department, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Cauchi S, Vaxillaire M, Choquet H, Durand E, Duval A, Polak M, Froguel P. No major contribution of TCF7L2 sequence variants to maturity onset of diabetes of the young (MODY) or neonatal diabetes mellitus in French white subjects. Diabetologia 2007; 50:214-6. [PMID: 17093940 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-006-0505-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2006] [Accepted: 10/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Harries LW. Alternate mRNA processing of the hepatocyte nuclear factor genes and its role in monogenic diabetes. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2006; 1:715-726. [PMID: 30754156 DOI: 10.1586/17446651.1.6.715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Variation in mRNA processing has the capacity to exert fine control over gene expression in most cell types. The hepatic nuclear factor genes, like approximately 74% of the genome, produce multiple transcripts. Hepatic nuclear factor isoforms exhibit both spatial and temporal variation in expression. In this review, the known isoforms of the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1α, hepatocyte nuclear factor-1β and hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α genes are described and their properties are compared. Finally, data are discussed regarding the influence of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1α alternate mRNA processing on the clinical phenotype of maturity-onset diabetes of the young.
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- Lorna W Harries
- a RCUK Diabetes and Metabolism Academic Fellow, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Peninsula Medical School, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK.
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Monogenic diabetes results from one or more mutations in a single gene which might hence be rare but has great impact leading to diabetes at a very young age. It has resulted in great challenges for researchers elucidating the aetiology of diabetes and related features in other organ systems, for clinicians specifying a diagnosis that leads to improved genetic counselling, predicting of clinical course and changes in treatment, and for patients to altered treatment that has lead to coming off insulin and injections with no alternative (Glucokinase mutations), insulin injections being replaced by tablets (e.g. low dose in HNFalpha or high dose in potassium channel defects -Kir6.2 and SUR1) or with tablets in addition to insulin (e.g. metformin in insulin resistant syndromes). Genetic testing requires guidance to test for what gene especially given limited resources. Monogenic diabetes should be considered in any diabetic patient who has features inconsistent with their current diagnosis (unspecified neonatal diabetes, type 1 or type 2 diabetes) and clinical features of a specific subtype of monogenic diabetes (neonatal diabetes, familial diabetes, mild hyperglycaemia, syndromes). Guidance is given by clinical and physiological features in patient and family and the likelihood of the proposed mutation altering clinical care. In this article, I aimed to provide insight in the genes and mutations involved in insulin synthesis, secretion, and resistance, and to provide guidance for genetic testing by showing the clinical and physiological features and tests for each specified diagnosis as well as the opportunities for treatment.
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- Annabelle S Slingerland
- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK.
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