Renalase gene Glu37Asp polymorphism affects susceptibility to diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Aims: Renalase (RNLS) is an enzyme with monoamine oxidase activity that metabolizes circulating catecholamines. The RNLS gene Asp37Glu missense polymorphism (rs2296545) has been associated with hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction, and stroke. The purpose of our study was to investigate the potential involvement of this polymorphism in the microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods: In this case–control study, the polymorphism was genotyped in 860 patients with T2DM and 400 healthy controls. The genotype and allele distribution was compared in subgroups of patients: with diabetic nephropathy (DN+) (n = 405) versus DN− (independently of the presence of DR) and, similarly, patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR+) (n = 328) versus DR− (independently of the presence of DN). Results: No significant association was detected between analyzed polymorphism and DN. In contrast, the retinopathy subgroup showed a significantly higher frequency of G allele (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.16–1.72, p = 0.0005) and GG genotype (OR 1.86, 95% CI 1.26–2.75, p = 0.001) than DR− patients. The effect of RNLS Glu37Asp polymorphism on DR remained significant after adjustments for age, gender, BMI, and duration of T2DM (p = 0.005). Conclusions: This is the first study to investigate RNLS gene polymorphism in microvascular complications of T2DM. The results suggest that RNLS rs2296545 SNP might be considered a risk factor for diabetic retinopathy in T2DM patients. This can provide new insight into the role of renalase gene in the pathophysiology of microvascular complications of diabetes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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