Huth, C;
Heid, IM;
Vollmert, C;
Gieger, C;
Grallert, H;
Wolford, JK;
Langer, B;
(2006)
IL6 gene promoter polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes - Joint analysis of individual participants' data from 21 studies.
DIABETES
, 55
(10)
2915 - 2921.
10.2337/db06-0600.
Abstract
Several lines of evidence indicate a causal role of the cytokine interleukin (IL)-6 in the development of type 2 diabetes in humans. Two common polymorphisms in the promoter of the IL-6 encoding gene IL6, -174G > C (rs1800795) and -573G > C (rs1800796), have been investigated for association with type 2 diabetes in numerous studies but with results that have been largely equivocal. To clarify the relationship between the two IL6 variants and type 2 diabetes, we analyzed individual data on > 20,000 participants from 21 published and unpublished studies. Collected data represent eight different countries, making this the largest association analysis for type 2 diabetes reported to date. The GC and CC genotypes of IL6 -174G > C were associated with a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes (odds ratio 0.91, P = 0.037), corresponding to a risk modification of nearly 9%. No evidence for association was found between IL6 -573G > C and type 2 diabetes. The observed association of the IL6 -174 C-allele with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes provides further evidence for the hypothesis that immune mediators are causally related to type 2 diabetes; however, because the association is borderline significant, additional data are still needed to confirm this finding.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | IL6 gene promoter polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes - Joint analysis of individual participants' data from 21 studies |
| DOI: | 10.2337/db06-0600 |
| Keywords: | BODY-MASS INDEX, INTERLEUKIN-6 GENE, TNF-ALPHA, -174 G/C, METAANALYSIS, MELLITUS, IL-6, ASSOCIATION, C-174G, PLASMA |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science |
| URI: | http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/112704 |
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