Abstract
The association between the glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and the development of new-onset diabetes mellitus after liver transplant was studied. Peripheral blood samples were collected from 106 liver transplant patients divided into 2 groups: 52 with new-onset diabetes mellitus and 54 without new-onset diabetes mellitus; 169 healthy individuals with no clinical evidence of diabetes mellitus were selected as a control group. The multiplex polymerase chain reaction technique was used for genotyping GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes, using the cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 (CYP1A1) gene as an internal control. The genotype of GSTP1 was determined using the restriction fragment length polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction technique. The frequency of both GSTM1 null and GSTT1 null genotypes was not significantly different in liver transplant patients with new-onset diabetes mellitus compared with the control group (P = .11 for GSTM1; P = .71 for GSTT1). Also, there was no statistically significant association between the frequency of the GSTP1 genotypes in the liver transplant patients with new-onset diabetes mellitus compared with controls. Neither GSTM1 nor GSTT1 null genotypes were associated with the risk of developing new-onset diabetes mellitus (P = .22 for GSTM1; P = .56 for GSTT1). However, the frequency of the heterozygous mutation (AG) in the A313G GSTP1 polymorphism in patients with new-onset diabetes mellitus was significantly higher than in patients without new-onset diabetes mellitus (55.8% vs 7.4%; P = .00). Thus, the risk of developing new-onset diabetes mellitus was significantly higher in patients presenting with heterozygous GSTP1 genotypes (odds ratio = 15.76; 95% confidence interval = 4.53-60.28; P = .00). The GSTP1 AG genotype was associated with an increased susceptibility to the development of new-onset diabetes mellitus after liver transplant.
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