文摘
To test the hypothesis whether the Ala54Thr polymorphism of the fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) gene was associated with diabetic nephropathy, we studied a total of 397 Japanese type 2 diabetic patients. The diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy was based on measurements of urinary albumin:creatinine ratio (ACR). We subdivided subjects as those with normoalbuminuria (ACR < 30 mg/g Cr), those with micro- albuminuria (ACR:30–300 mg/g Cr), and those with macroalbuminuria (ACR 3300 mg/g Cr). FABP2 genotypes were determined with a fluorescent allele-specific DNA primer assay system. The results showed that the genotypes of Ala54Thr polymorphism of the FABP2 gene were not significantly different among normo-, micro- and macro-albuminuria groups, suggesting that polymorphism of this gene was not associated with diabetic nephropathy in Japanese type 2 diabetic subjects.