SLC30A8 Gene rs13266634 C/T Polymorphism in Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Tamil Nadu, India

• Main Authors: Ramasamy Thirunavukkarasu, Arthur Joseph Asirvatham, Ayyappan Chitra, Mariakuttikan Jayalakshmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2019-03-01
• Series: JCRPE
• Subjects: Type 1 diabetes; auto-antigen; polymorphisms; zinc transporter 8 autoantibody; meta-analysis
• Online Access: http://www.jcrpe.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/islc30a8-i-gene-rs13266634-c-t-polymorphism-in-chi/19598
• ISSN: 1308-5727; 1308-5735

Objective:Zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) is a multi-transmembrane protein situated in the insulin secretory granule of the islets of β-cells and is identified as a novel auto-antigen in type 1 diabetes (T1D). The gene coding for ZnT8, solute carrier family 30 member 8 (SLC30A8) is located on chromosome 8q24.11. This study aimed to identify the association of SLC30A8 rs13266634 C/T gene polymorphism with T1D in a sample of T1D children in Tamil Nadu, India.Methods:The family based study was conducted in 121 T1D patients and 214 of their family members as controls. The SLC30A8 gene rs13266634 C/T polymorphism was evaluated by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism.Results:No significant differences were observed in either allele (odds ratio: 0.92; confidence interval: 0.33-2.58; p=0.88) and genotype (CC: p=0.74; CT: p=0.82; TT: p=0.80) frequencies of rs13266634 C/T between T1D patients and controls. Transmission disequilibrium test has identified over-transmission of mutant T allele from parents to affected children (T: U=9:7) without statistical significance. Metaanalysis on the overall effects of rs13266634 C allele frequency was not different (p=0.10 and Pheterogeneity=0.99) in T1D patients as compared to the controls.Conclusion:The present study along with the meta-analysis does not show any substantial association of the rs13266634 C/T polymorphism with T1D development in this population.