Abstract
The relationship between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) Pro12Ala gene polymorphism and type 2 diabetic nephropathy (T2DN) risk in Asians is still unclear. This study was performed to evaluate if there was an association between the PPARγ Pro12Ala gene polymorphism and T2DN risk in Asians using meta-analysis. The relevant reports were searched and identified from PubMed, Cochrane Library and CBM-disc (China Biological Medicine Database) on 1 October 2013, and eligible studies were included and synthesized. Ten reports were recruited into this meta-analysis for the association of the PPARγ Pro12Ala gene polymorphism with T2DN risk. The Pro12Ala gene polymorphism in the Asian population was shown to be not associated with T2DN risk (Ala/Ala: OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.22–2.00, p = 0.47; Pro/Pro: OR = 1.77, 95% CI: 0.82–1.65, p = 0.39; Ala allele: OR = 0.74, 95% CI: 0.47–1.16, p = 0.19). In the sensitivity analysis according to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE), the control source from hospital, the control source from population, the genotyping methods using PCR-RFLP, the genotyping methods using Taqman, sample size of case (≥100), the association of the PPARγ Pro12Ala gene polymorphism with T2DN risk was also not found. Interestingly, in the sensitivity analysis according to sample size of case (<100), Ala allele was associated with T2DN risk, but not the Pro/Pro genotype. However, the sample size for sensitivity analysis according to sample size of case (<100) was relatively small and therefore, the results should be interpreted with care. In conclusion, the PPARγ Pro12Ala gene polymorphism was not associated with T2DN risk in Asians. However, Ala allele was associated with T2DN risk when the sample size of case was less than 100. Nonetheless, additional studies are required to firmly establish a correlation between the PPARγ Pro12Ala gene polymorphism and T2DN risk in Asians.
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