Reduced Serum Vitamin Dâ Binding Protein Levels Are Associated With Type 1 Diabetes
Authors
Blanton, DustinHan, Zhao
Bierschenk, Lindsey
Linga-Reddy, M.V. Prasad
Wang, Hongjie
Clare-Salzler, Michael
Haller, Michael
Schatz, Desmond
Myhr, Courtney
She, Jin-Xiong
Wasserfall, Clive
Atkinson, Mark
Issue Date
2011-10-16
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nullOBJECTIVE: Previous studies have noted a specific association between type 1 diabetes and insufficient levels of vitamin D, as well as polymorphisms within genes related to vitamin D pathways. Here, we examined whether serum levels or genotypes of the vitamin Dâ binding protein (VDBP), a molecule key to the biologic actions of vitamin D, specifically associate with the disorder.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of VDBP levels used samples from 472 individuals of similar age and sex distribution, including 153 control subjects, 203 patients with type 1 diabetes, and 116 first-degree relatives of type 1 diabetic patients. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing for VDBP polymorphisms (SNP rs4588 and rs7041) was performed on this cohort to determine potential genetic correlations. In addition, SNP analysis of a second sample set of banked DNA samples from 1,502 type 1 diabetic patients and 1,880 control subjects also was used to determine genotype frequencies.
RESULTS: Serum VDBP levels were highest in healthy control subjects (median 423.5 µg/mL [range 193.5â 4,345.0; interquartile range 354.1â ]586), intermediate in first-degree relatives (402.9 µg/mL [204.7â 4,850.0; 329.6â 492.4]), and lowest in type 1 diabetic patients (385.3 µg/mL [99.3â 1,305.0; 328.3â 473.0]; P = 0.003 vs. control subjects). VDBP levels did not associate with serum vitamin D levels, age, or disease duration. However, VDBP levels were, overall, lower in male subjects (374.7 µg/mL [188.9â 1,602.0; 326.9â 449.9]) than female subjects (433.4 µg/mL [99.3â 4,850.0; 359.4â 567.8]; P < 0.0001). It is noteworthy that no differences in genotype frequencies of the VDBP polymorphisms were associated with serum VDBP levels or between type 1 diabetic patients and control subjects.
CONCLUSIONS: Serum VDBP levels are decreased in those with type 1 diabetes. These studies suggest that multiple components in the metabolic pathway of vitamin D may be altered in type 1 diabetes and, collectively, have the potential to influence disease pathogenesis.
Citation
Diabetes. 2011 Oct 16; 60(10):2566-2570ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2337/db11-0576
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