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Abstract

Background

The Czech governmental study suggests up to a 25% higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the Roma population than within the majority population. It is not known whether and to what extent these differences have a genetic background.

Methods

To analyze whether the frequencies of the alleles/genotypes of the FTO, TCF7L2, CDKN2A/2B, MAEA, TLE4, IGF2BP2, ARAP1, and KCNJ11 genes differ between the two major ethnic groups in the Czech Republic, we examined them in DNA samples from 302 Roma individuals and 298 Czech individuals.

Results

Compared to the majority population, Roma are more likely to carry risk alleles in the FTO (26% vs. 16% GG homozygotes, p < .01), IGF2BP2 (22% vs. 10% TT homozygotes, p < .0001), ARAP1 (98% vs. 95% of A allele carriers, p < .005), and CDKN2A/2B (81% vs. 66% of TT homozygotes, p < .001) genes; however, less frequently they are carriers of the TCF7L2 risk allele (34% vs. 48% of the T allele p < .0005). Finally, we found significant accumulation of T2DM-associated alleles between the Roma population in comparison with the majority population (25.4% vs. 15.2% of the carriers of at least 12 risk alleles; p < .0001).

Conclusion

The increased prevalence of T2DM in the Roma population may have a background in different frequencies of the risk alleles of genes associated with T2DM development.

Details

Title
Different prevalence of T2DM risk alleles in Roma population in comparison with the majority Czech population
Author
Hubáček, Jaroslav A 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Šedová, Lenka 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Olišarová, Věra 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Adámková, Věra 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Tóthová, Valérie 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Centre for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic 
 Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic 
 Department of Preventive Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic 
Section
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Sep 2020
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
e-ISSN
23249269
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2924967015
Copyright
© 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.