Aims: Young-onset T2D (YT2D) is associated with a more fulminant course and greater propensity for diabetic complications. The association of PAX4 R192H (rs2233580) variation with YT2D was inconsistent partly because of its Asian-specificity and under-representation of Asians in international consortiums. Interestingly, in our preliminary YT2D (mean = 25 years old) cohort, the prevalence of PAX4 R192H variant was remarkably higher (21.4%) than the general population. Therefore, we sought to determine whether PAX4 R192H is associated with younger onset of T2D in our East Asian (Chinese) population.
Methods: Genotyping of PAX4 R192H was carried out using Illumina OmniExpress BeadChips as part of a genome-wide association study. Data analysis was performed using SPSS Ver. 22.
Results: PAX4 R192H genotype was associated with younger onset age (CC: 47.1, CT: 46.0, TT: 42.6) after adjusting for gender, F = 5.402, p = 0.005. Independently, onset of diabetes was younger among males by 2.52 years, 95% CI [-3.45, -1.59], p < 0.0001. HOMA-IR and HOMA-%B were not significantly different across genotypes for a subset (n = 1045) of the cohort.
Conclusions: Minor allele (T) of PAX4 R192H is associated with younger onset diabetes among Chinese in Singapore. Determining this genotype is important for identifying at-risk individuals for earlier onset diabetes and diabetic complications.
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Heliyon
March 2024
Siriraj Center of Research Excellence for Diabetes and Obesity (SiCORE-DO), Research Department, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Alzheimers Dis
July 2022
Clinical Research Unit, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), Singapore.
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been shown to increase the risks of cognitive decline and dementia. Paired box gene 4 (PAX4), a transcription factor for beta cell development and function, has recently been implicated in pathways intersecting Alzheimer's disease and T2DM.
Objective: In this report, we evaluated the association of the ethnic-specific PAX4 R192H variant, a T2DM risk factor for East Asians which contributes to earlier diabetes onset, and cognitive function of Chinese T2DM patients.
Diabetes Ther
January 2021
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM), Shanghai, 200025, China.
Introduction: East Asians are more susceptible to early-onset diabetes than Europeans and exhibit reduced insulin secretion at earlier stages. PAX4 plays a critical role in the development of β-cells. The dysfunction-missense variants PAX4 R192H and PAX4 R192S are common in East Asians but rare in Europeans.
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January 2019
Clinical Research Unit, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), Singapore; Diabetes Center, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), Singapore; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address:
Aims: Young-onset T2D (YT2D) is associated with a more fulminant course and greater propensity for diabetic complications. The association of PAX4 R192H (rs2233580) variation with YT2D was inconsistent partly because of its Asian-specificity and under-representation of Asians in international consortiums. Interestingly, in our preliminary YT2D (mean = 25 years old) cohort, the prevalence of PAX4 R192H variant was remarkably higher (21.
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November 2016
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
We have previously identified PAX4 mutations causing MODY9 and a recent genome-wide association study reported a susceptibility locus of type 2 diabetes (T2D) near PAX4. In this study, we aim to investigate the association between PAX4 polymorphisms and T2D in Thai patients and examine functions of PAX4 variant proteins. PAX4 rs2233580 (R192H) and rs712701 (P321H) were genotyped in 746 patients with T2D and 562 healthy normal control subjects by PCR and restriction-fragment length polymorphism method.
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