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Gan FX, Gao WJ, Lyu J, Yu CQ, Wang SF, Pang ZC, Cong LM, Dong Z, Wu F, Wang H, Wu XP, Jiang GH, Wang XJ, Wang BY, Chang Z, Kuja-Halkola R, Cao WH, Li LM. [Analysis on the heritability of diabetes, based on data from the Chinese adult twins]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2019; 40:389-393. [PMID: 31006196 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the heritability of diabetes among the Chinese twin adults. Methods: A total of 10 253 same-sex twin pairs aged 25 years and older, were selected from the Chinese National Twin Registry (CNTR) program. Heritability of diabetes was calculated by using the structural equation model. Results: After adjusted for age and gender, the overall heritability rates of diabetes were 0.41 (0.15-0.75), 0.83 (0.72-0.91) and 0.34 (0.04-0.73) in the <45 and ≥45 years twin pairs, respectively. After adjusted for age, rates of heritability appeared as 0.37 (0.05-0.78) and 0.88 (0.79-0.94) in men and women, respectively. Conclusions: Diabetes is affected by both genetic and environmental factors. The genetic effect of diabetes seemed stronger on female than that on male twins but was dying down along with ageing.
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- F X Gan
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Qingdao Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao 266033, China
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- Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100013, China
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- Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Qinghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xining 810007, China
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- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Angiopoietins are members of the vascular endothelial growth factor family. One family member, angiopoietin-like protein 3 (Angptl3), was recently shown to be predominantly expressed in the liver and to play an important role in regulating lipid metabolism. In this study, we show that the Angptl3 gene is a direct target of the liver X receptor (LXR). Mice fed a high cholesterol diet exhibited a significant increase in Angptl3 expression in the liver. Oral administration to mice of T0901317, a synthetic LXR-selective agonist, increases levels of plasma lipids and Angptl3 mRNA in the liver. Treatment of HepG2 cells with LXR selective agonists led to a dose-dependent increase of Angptl3 mRNA. Analysis of the DNA sequence just 5' of the Angptl3 transcriptional start site revealed the presence of several potential transcription factor binding sites, including that for LXR. When transfected into HepG2 cells, the promoter activity of Angptl3 was significantly induced by LXR- or retinoid X receptor-selective agonists. Mutation of the predicted LXR binding site (DR4 element) completely abolished the LXR agonist-mediated activation of the promoter. Together, these studies show that Angptl3 is transcriptionally regulated by LXR, and reveals a novel mechanism by which LXR may regulate lipid metabolism.
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- Rebecca Kaplan
- Department of Atherosclerosis, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA
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SrBi(2)Ta(2)O(9) (SBT) thin films on quartz substrates were prepared by use of the pulsed-laser deposition technique. The nonlinear refractive indices, n(2) , of the SBT films were measured by use of z-scan techniques with picosecond pulses. Large negative nonlinear refractive indices of 3.84 and 3.58cm(2)/GW were obtained for the wavelengths 532 nm and 1.064mum , respectively. The two-photon absorption coefficient was determined to be 7.3 cm/GW for 532 nm. The limiting behavior of SBT thin film on a quartz substrate was investigated in an f/5 defocusing geometry by use of 38-ps-duration, 532-nm, 1.064mum laser excitation.
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