Abstract
Objective
The purpose of this meta analysis was to assess the correlation between CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) susceptibility by pooling the open published studies.
Method
Electronic searching of PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, Cochrane, China Biology Medicine disc (CBM) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases were performed by two reviewers independently to collect the open published studies related to CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism and T2DM susceptibility. The association between CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism and T2DM susceptibility was expressed by odds ratio (OR) and the corresponding 95% confidence interval (95%CI).
Results
Thirteen studies with a total of 13,966 T2DM and 14,274 controls were finally included for analysis in this meta-analysis. Of the included 13 publications, 2 studies were carried out in Europe, 8 in Asia, 2 in Africa and 1 in Latin America. Being significant statistical heterogeneity, the data was pooled through random effect model. In a dominant genetic model, there was significant correlation between CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A SNP and T2DM risk (OR=1.22, P<0.05). In a dominant genetic model people with CC or CA genotype had increased risk of developing T2DM; Because of statistical heterogeneity for the included studies in a recessive genetic model (AA+CA vs CC), the data was calculated by random effect method. The combined data showed people with AA or CA genotype had decreased risk of developing T2DM compared to CC genotype (OR=0.83, P<0.05); For a homozygous genetic model (CC vs AA), the OR was calculated through random effect model for statistical heterogeneity among the included 13 studies. The combined OR was 1.33 which indicated people with CC genotype had increased risk of developing T2DM.
Conclusion
According to the present results, CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism had correlation with the susceptibility of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
1 Introduction
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder caused by insufficient insulin secretion or insulin resistance [1,2]. Epidemiological studies have suggested that T2DM is a multifactor genetically heterogeneous disease that involves in the effects of multiple genes and environmental factors [3,4]; thus, its pathogenesis is complex and the cause of this disease has not yet been fully elucidated. CDKAL1 is a newly identified gene that is relevant to T2DM pathogenesis [5,6]. However, research on the relationship between CDKAL1 gene rs10946398 site polymorphism and T2DM is inconclusive [7,8,9]. Wu et al. [10] evaluated the correlation between common variants of CDKAL1 gene and type 2 diabetes. The authors found in Chinese Hans, the common variants of rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism was associated with the susceptibility of type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, Cruz [9] didn’t find the correlations in all genetic models. In this study, a meta-analysis has been conducted to comprehensively and quantitatively evaluate previous study results to obtain medical evidence on the relationship between CDKAL1 gene rs10946398 polymorphism and T2DM susceptibility.
2 Methods
2.1 Publication searching
Electronic searching of PubMed, EMBASE Medline, Cochrane, China Biology Medicine disc (CBM) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases was performed by two reviewers (Yunyi Liang and Yi Shu) independently to collect the open published studies related to CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A SNP and T2DM susceptibility. The electronic searching words were described as follows: CDKAL1 gene, T2DM, susceptibility, rs10946398 and genetic polymorphism. The studies searching process was done by two reviewers (Yunyi Liang and Yi Shu) and cross checked. The references of included publications were also reviewed to find additional suitable studies.
2.2 Publication inclusion and exclusion criteria
The study inclusion criteria were: ① Open published studies about CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A SNP and T2DM susceptibility with the language restriction of English and Chinese; ② The study was restrict to case-control or cohort study; ③ The study should provide the genotype distribution; ④ The T2DM patients had confirmed diagnosis according to WHO DM diagnostic criteria; ⑤ Subjects in the control group did not have family history of DM. The publication exclusion criteria were: ① Duplicated publications; ② Case report or review study type; ③ Studies published in other language; ④ The original study did not provided genotype distribution or enough data to calculate the OR.
2.3 Data extraction
Two reviewers (Haizhao Luo and Riqiu Chen) independently reviewed the whole paper to extract the necessary information and data. The general characteristics of the included studies such as first and corresponding authors, the paper publication year, and the race of subjects were extracted and cross checked by the two reviewers. The data of genotype distribution (CC, CA and AA) for CDKAL1 rs10946398 from each included studies were also extracted. The data was cross examined by the two reviewers to make consensus. A third reviewer (Fuzhi Zeng) was consulted if disagreement was encountered.
2.4 Statistical analysis
Stata 11.0 (for meta-analysis) was used to deal with the data analysis. Firstly, the data extracted from each included publication was tested for statistical heterogeneity through chi-square test [11] and the inconsistency was calculated by I2 [12].If significant statistical heterogeneity existed among the included studies, the data was pooled by random effect method otherwise the data was calculated by fixed effect methods. The odds ratio (OR) was used to demonstrate the correlation between DKAL1 rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism and T2DM susceptibility. The publication bias was evaluated by Begg’s funnel plot and Egger’s line regression test. Two tail p≤0.05 was considered statistical significance.
3 Results
3.1 General characteristics of the included thirteen studies
After searching the electronic databases, 364 publications were initially identified. After reading the title, abstract and full text paper, 351 studies were did not meet the inclusion criteria and were excluded. 13 studies [7,8,9,10, 13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21] with a total of 13966 T2DM and 14274 controls were finally included for analysis in this meta-analysis, Figure 1. Of the included 13 publications, 2 studies were carried out in Europe, 8 in Asia, 2 in Africa and 1 in Latin America. The detailed information for the included studies were showed in Table 1.
General information for the included studies
| Authors | Year | Region | Race | Case | Control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC | CA | AA | CC | CA | AA | ||||
| Grarup [13] | 2007 | Europe | Caucasus | 184 | 424 | 244 | 159 | 422 | 281 |
| Scott [7] | 2007 | Europe | Caucasus | 171 | 549 | 440 | 150 | 539 | 486 |
| Lewis [14] | 2008 | Africa | African | 353 | 442 | 138 | 357 | 513 | 185 |
| Wu [10] | 2008 | Asia | East Asian | 106 | 212 | 106 | 319 | 922 | 666 |
| Hu [8] | 2009 | Asia | East Asian | 360 | 912 | 578 | 306 | 866 | 613 |
| Cruz [9] | 2010 | Latin America | America | 52 | 225 | 242 | 51 | 224 | 244 |
| Han [15] | 2010 | Asia | East Asian | 227 | 498 | 273 | 177 | 484 | 330 |
| Lin [16] | 2010 | Asia | East Asian | 310 | 757 | 463 | 195 | 666 | 567 |
| Wen [17] | 2010 | Asia | East Asian | 226 | 574 | 365 | 175 | 542 | 420 |
| Cooke [18] | 2012 | Africa | African | 968 | 1269 | 416 | 453 | 683 | 258 |
| Chen [19] | 2013 | Asia | East Asian | 97 | 221 | 125 | 296 | 559 | 264 |
| Al-Sinani [20] | 2015 | Asia | Europa | 401 | 460 | 131 | 140 | 126 | 28 |
| Sun [21] | 2015 | Asia | East Asian | 108 | 231 | 108 | 99 | 294 | 215 |

Publication inclusion flow-chart of this meta-analysis
3.2 Genotype distribution
The median CC, CA and AA genotype distribution frequency for T2DM group were 0.22, 0.49 and 0.28. And for control group, the median distribution frequency CC, CA and AA genotype were 0.18, 0.48 and 0.34 respectively. There was no statistical difference for the CC, CA and AA genotype distribution between the two groups (P>0.05), Figure 2.

Scatter plot of genotype distribution in DM and control group (a: CC genotype distribution; b: CA genotype distribution; c: AA genotype distribution).
3.3 Statistical heterogeneity evaluation
The statistical heterogeneity for the included studies were evaluate by I2 test. In the dominant genetic model (CC+CA vs AA), the I2=71.4% indicating significant statistical heterogeneity was existed. For the recessive genetic model (AA +CC vs CC), the statistical heterogeneity was significant with I2=73.0%. Significant heterogeneity also found in homozygous genetic model (CC vs AA) with the I2=79.7%.
3.4 Dominant genetic model (CC+CA vs AA)
For significant heterogeneity, the data was pooled through random effect model. In dominant genetic model, there was significant correlation between CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism (OR=1.22, P<0.05). In dominant genetic model people with CC or CA genotype had increased risk of developing DM (Figure 3).

Forest plot of OR with a random-effects model for evaluation of CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism and type 2 diabetes mellitus susceptibility in dominant genetic model (CC+CA vs AA)
3.5 Recessive genetic model (AA+CA vs CC)
Because of statistical heterogeneity across the studies in recessive genetic model (AA+CA vs CC), the data was calculated by random effect model. The combined data showed people with AA or CA genotype had decreased risk of developing T2DM compared to CC genotype (OR=0.83, P<0.05), Figure 4.

Forest plot of OR with a random-effects model for evaluation of CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism and type 2 diabetes mellitus susceptibility in recessive genetic model (AA+CA vs CC)
3.6 Homozygous genetic model (CC vs AA)
For homozygous genetic model (CC vs AA), the OR was calculated through random effect model because of statistical heterogeneity among the included 13 studies. The combined OR was 1.33 which indicated people with CC genotype had increased of developing T2DM, Figure 5.

Forest plot of OR with a random-effects model for evaluation of CDKAL1 rs10946398 C>A single nucleotide polymorphism and type 2 diab
3.7 Publications bias
The publication bias of this meta-analysis was evaluated by both Begg’s funnel plot and Egger’s line regression test. For dominant genetic model (CC+CA vs AA). The Begg’s funnel plot was upper and lower symmetry (Figure 6). Egger’s line regression test indicated no publications bias (P=0.34). In recessive (AA+CA vs CC), (Figure 7) and homozygous (CC vs AA), (Figure 8) genetic model the Begg’s funnel plot was seemingly asymmetry. However, the Egger’s line regression test demonstrated no publication bias (P=0.72, P=0.36).

The Begg’s funnel plot for evaluation publication bias in dominant genetic model (CC+CA vs AA)

The Begg’s funnel plot for evaluation publication bias in recessive genetic model (AA+CA vs CC)

The Begg’s funnel plot for evaluation publication bias in Homozygous genetic model (CC vs AA)
4 Discussion
Insulin resistance is the major pathogenesis of T2DM in humans [22,23]. As a multifactor genetically heterogeneous disease, the pathogenesis and prognosis of T2DM are caused by a combination of inherited and acquired risk factors. Literature on the screening of candidate genes related to T2DM have shown that the variation in some genes related to insulin secretion and blood sugar metabolism is certainly correlated with the occurrence and development of T2DM [24].
A number of case-control studies have revealed that single-nucleotide polymorphisms in multiple loci of CDKAL1 gene are related to T2DM pathogenesis[9, 13, 16]. The risk that the population with a specific genotype suffers from T2DM is significantly increased. However, some studies have reported that the single-nucleotide polymorphism of CDKAL1 genes is not associated with susceptibility to T2DM[9]. CDKAL1 gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 6, with a full length of 697948bp, encoding a 65ku protein. The changes in CDKAL1 gene expression can lead to the decrease in ATP and cause a KATP channel response induced by glucose to weaken. The activity of Ca2+ channel is then impaired, and first-phase insulin secretion is decreased. Studies have also shown that CDKAL1 can inhibit the activity of pancreatic β cells CDK5 under high glucose toxicity and prevent the decline in insulin gene caused by sugar toxicity[25]. Thus, insulin secretion is decreased, and the insulin secretion of people with rs10946398 dangerous allele after glucose load is also decreased. CDKAL1 gene influencing the secretion function of pancreatic β cells is related to insufficient insulin secretion but not to insulin resistance[26].
In this study, meta-analysis is conducted for 13 studies of CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A SNP from different regions. Results showed that population carrying C allele has a significantly increasing risk of suffering from T2DM. Thereafter, CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism had correlation with the susceptibility of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
However, meta-analysis also has limitations. First, statistical heterogeneity exists among the included various studies. The presence of statistical heterogeneity reduces the stability of conclusions. Second, meta-analysis is only conducted for one of CDKAL1 gene SNP loci, but the interaction among polymorphic loci has not been explored yet.
Ethical approval: The conducted research is not related to either human or animals use.
Conflict of interest: Authors state no conflict of interest
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- Genetic Defects Underlie the Non-syndromic Autosomal Recessive Intellectual Disability (NS-ARID)
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- Research Progress on Tissue Culture and Genetic Transformation of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus)
- Topical Issue On Precision Medicine
- MiR-107 inhibits proliferation of lung cancer cells through regulating TP53 regulated inhibitor of apoptosis 1 (TRIAP1)
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- The functional role of exosome microRNAs in lung cancer
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- The diagnostic value of serum microRNA-183 and TK1 as biomarkers for colorectal cancer diagnosis
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- Screening feature modules and pathways in glioma using EgoNet
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- Isoliquiritigenin inhibits colorectal cancer cells HCT-116 growth by suppressing the PI3K/AKT pathway
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- Association between Caveolin-1 expression and pathophysiological progression of femoral nerves in diabetic foot amputation patients
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- Biomarkers in patients with myocardial fibrosis
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- Dysregulated pathways for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
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- Individualized identification of disturbed pathways in sickle cell disease
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- The prognostic value of serum PCT, hs-CRP, and IL-6 in patients with sepsis
- Topical Issue On Precision Medicine
- Sevoflurane-medicated the pathway of chemokine receptors bind chemokines in patients undergoing CABG
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- The functional role of microRNAs in laryngeal carcinoma
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- Revealing pathway cross-talk related to diabetes mellitus by Monte Carlo Cross-Validation analysis
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- Correlation between CDKAL1 rs10946398C>A single nucleotide polymorphism and type 2 diabetes mellitus susceptibility: A meta-analysis
- Special Issue on Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Effects of environmental variables on seedling distribution of rare and endangered Dacrydium pierrei
- Special Issue on Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Study on synthesis and properties of nanoparticles loaded with amaryllidaceous alkaloids
- Special Issue on Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Bacterial Infection Potato Tuber Soft Rot Disease Detection Based on Electronic Nose
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- Effects of subsoiling on maize yield and water-use efficiency in a semiarid area