Title |
Genome-wide copy number variation study reveals KCNIP1 as a modulator of insulin secretion
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Published in |
Genomics, June 2014
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DOI | 10.1016/j.ygeno.2014.05.004 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Heun-Sik Lee, Sanghoon Moon, Jun Ho Yun, MeeHee Lee, Mi Yeong Hwang, Young-Jin Kim, Bok-Ghee Han, Jeong-Min Kim, Bong-Jo Kim |
Abstract |
Copy number variations (CNVs) have emerged as another important genetic marker in addition to SNP for understanding etiology of complex diseases. In light of this, we performed a genome-wide CNV study to identify type 2 diabetes (T2D)-associated CNV using an array comparative genomic hybridization from 3180 subjects for T2D cases (n=863) and controls (n=2,317). Thus, five CNV regions having a p-value threshold ≤0.05 were identified and evaluated by validation with quantitative PCR and comparison with previously reported CNV regions in the Database of Genomic Variants. Furthermore, we performed a functional experiment to assess the biological significance of a gene encompassing a CNV region. The inhibition of KCNIP1 led to increased insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent manner, but had no effect on insulin gene transcription as well as cell apoptosis. Taken together, these data indicate that KCNIP1 from CNV study might function as a T2D-susceptibility gene whose dysregulation alters insulin production. |
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