New-onset diabetes after transplantation is a serious metabolic complication that may follow renal transplantation.
We examined the association between NODAT and 11 SNPs located within the 3 genes of MMPs that might be related to NODAT.
A total of 309 renal transplant recipients without a history of diabetes were included in this study. We analyzed the association between the development of NODAT and a panel of 11 SNPs within 3 MMP genes. Two of the 11 (18.1%) SNPs were significantly associated with NODAT development after adjusting for age, sex, and tacrolimus usage: MMP-2 (rs1132896) and MMP-2 (rs243849). In the multiple logistic regression analysis, these 2 SNPs were significantly associated with the development of NODAT. MMP-2 gene rs1132896 and rs243849 polymorphisms may serve as genetic markers for the development of NODAT.