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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the association between the long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) rs7158663 polymorphism and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Subjects and methods: The study included 628 patients with T2DM and DR ("case group," including 283 with proliferative DR [PDR] and 345 with nonproliferative DR [NPDR]), and 381 patients with T2DM but no DR ("control group"). The diagnosis of DR was established using indirect ophthalmoscopy. The rs7158663 A/G polymorphism was genotyped using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with TaqMan probes.
Results: Patients with DR, compared with those without DR, had lower frequencies of both the G/G genotype (17.5% and 23.6%, respectively, p = 0.044) and the G allele (p = 0.017). When only patients with PDR were compared with controls, the G/G genotype was associated with increased protection against PDR after adjustment (odds ratio 0.551, 95% confidence interval 0.314-0.966, p = 0.038). This association also remained in the dominant (p = 0.036) and additive (p = 0.031) genetic models.
Conclusion: This study reveals, for the first time, that the G/G genotype of the lncRNA MEG3 rs7158663 single-nucleotide polymorphism is associated with a protective effect against advanced-stage DR in patients with T2DM. Additional studies are warranted to validate this finding.
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The Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism - AE&M – is the official journal of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism - SBEM, which is affiliated with the Brazilian Medical Association.
Edited since 1951, the AE&M aims at publishing articles on scientific themes in the basic translational and clinical area of Endocrinology and Metabolism. The printed version AE&M is published in 6 issues/year. The full electronic issue is open access in the SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online e at the AE&M site: www.aem-sbem.com.
From volume 59 on, the name was changed to Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and it became mandatory for manuscripts to be submitted in English for the online issue. However, for the printed issue it is still optional for the articles to be sent in English or Portuguese.
The journal is published six times a year, with one issue every two months.