A polymorphism in the gene encoding carnosinase (CNDP1) as a predictor of mortality and progression from nephropathy to end-stage renal disease in type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Abstract

Aims/hypothesis Homozygosity for a five leucine repeat (5L-5L) in the carnosinase gene (CNDP1) has been found to be cross-sectionally associated with a low frequency of diabetic nephropathy (DN), mainly in type 2 diabetes. We prospectively investigated in patients with type I diabetes whether: (1) 5L-5L is associated with mortality; (2) there is an interaction of 5L-5L with DN or sex for prediction of mortality; and (3) 5L-5L is associated with progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Methods In this prospective study in white European patients with type 1 diabetes, individuals with DN were defined by persistent albuminuria >= 300 mg/24 h. Controls without nephropathy were defined by persistent (>15 years) normoalbuminuria

Results The study involved 916 patients with DN and 1,170 controls. During follow-up for 8.8 years, 107 patients (14%) with 5L-5L died compared with 182 patients (13.8%) with other genotypes (p=0.99). There was no significant interaction of 5L-5L with DN for prediction of mortality (p=0.57), but a trend towards interaction with sex (p=0.08). In patients with DN, HR for ESRD in 5L-5L vs other genotypes was not constant over time, with increased risk for 5L-5L beyond 8 years of follow-up (p=0.03).

Conclusions/interpretation CNDP1 polymorphism was not associated with mortality, and nor was there an interaction of this polymorphism with DN for prediction of mortality in patients with type 1 diabetes. CNDP1 polymorphism predicts progression to ESRD in patients with DN, but only late after baseline measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2562 - 2568
Number of pages7
JournalDiabetologia
Volume53
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec-2010

Keywords

  • Carnosinase gene
  • CNDP1
  • Diabetic nephropathy
  • End-stage renal disease
  • Five leucine repeat
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • AFRICAN-AMERICANS
  • LEUCINE REPEAT
  • SUSCEPTIBILITY
  • ASSOCIATION
  • CELLS
  • COMPLICATIONS
  • SECRETION
  • SYSTEM
  • TRENDS
  • RISK

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