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A genetic variant regulating miR-126 is associated with sight threatening diabetic retinopathy

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posted on 2023-05-18, 23:43 authored by McAuley, AK, Dirani, M, Wang, JJ, Connell, PP, Lamoureux, EL, Alexander HewittAlexander Hewitt
BACKGROUND: The regulation of miR-126 by rs4636297 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of neovascularisation by promoting vascular endothelial growth factor, suggesting it could be associated with sight threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR), but has not been previously investigated or reported.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A case control study of 531 individuals with diabetes was genotyped for the rs4636297 SNP, using the Sequenom iPLEX Gold chemistry. STDR included people with severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) or proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Association was tested using logistic regression analysis, adjusting for confounding variables.

RESULTS: In an additive model, the A allele of rs4636297 SNP is significantly associated with STDR compared to people with none or mild diabetic retinopathy (DR) (odds ratio (OR) = 2.02, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.22-3.35, p = 0.006).

CONCLUSION: The A allele of rs4636297, known to be the non-functional allele for post-translational regulation of miR-126, is associated with STDR. This finding suggests that this locus would be a potential therapeutic target for inhibiting the development of DR.

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Publication title

Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research

Volume

12

Pagination

133-138

ISSN

1479-1641

Department/School

Menzies Institute for Medical Research

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd.

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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