Molecular and Clinical Profile of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications

NCT ID: NCT01105858

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

SUSPENDED

Total Enrollment

2310 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-11-16

Brief Summary

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Background:

\- Family and twin studies have suggested that genetic factors influence approximately 50 percent of a person's susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. Recently, some of the genes involved in the development of type 2 diabetes have been identified, in large part by genome-wide association studies. Certain risk factors for type 2 diabetes, such as obesity and insulin resistance, are highly inheritable, as are diabetic complications such as diabetes-related eye and kidney disorders. However, few genes associated or linked with diabetes risk factors or complications have been conclusively identified, and more research is needed to study specific genetic factors associated with these aspects of diabetes.

Objectives:

\- To identify and characterize genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes, its risk factors, and its complications.

Eligibility:

\- Individuals at least 18 years of age who are not pregnant or nursing mothers at the start of the study.

Design:

* All participants will provide information about family history, ethnicity and ethnic background, occupation, behavioral risk factors, and other data as requested by the researchers.
* In addition to a general health history, participants will provide specific information about diabetes history, with particular emphasis on date of diagnosis, symptoms, initiation of insulin therapy, complications, and current medications.
* Testing procedures will be different for individuals with and without diabetes. Those without diabetes will have an oral glucose tolerance test, while those with diabetes will be examined for diabetic complications.
* Other tests during the study will include the following:
* Physical examination with measurements of height and weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, and other tests for individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes
* Glucose tolerance test for those who have not been classified as having diabetes
* Retinal photographs
* Electrocardiograms
* Hepatic Ultrasound
* Blood and urine tests
* Depending on the results of the examination and laboratory findings, participants may be asked to return to the clinic for supplemental interviews, physical examinations, or blood tests, or to arrange referrals for medical evaluation and treatment.
* Participants who have diabetes will be asked to return for yearly follow-up visits. Participants who do not have diabetes at the initial examination will be asked to return for follow-up visits every 2 years.

Detailed Description

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Genetic factors play an important role in diabetes mellitus, its risk factors and complications, but most of the specific genetic determinants remain unidentified. The molecular pathways by which diabetes-susceptibility genes influence risk for diabetes and related conditions are also largely unknown. This project will seek to identify, and quantify the effects of, the genetic determinants of type 2 diabetes, its risk factors and complications in a multiethnic sample. Diabetes and glycemic status will be assessed from clinical interviews, an oral glucose tolerance test and glycated hemoglobin. Insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion will be assessed from indices derived from the oral glucose tolerance test. Other potential risk factors for type 2 diabetes (e.g., obesity) and its complications (e.g., retinopathy, nephropathy) will be measured. DNA will be collected and analyzed to identify genetic variants associated with or linked to diabetes or other traits. Studies of gene transcription, protein expression and metabolic profiling will be performed, and the resulting patterns will be analyzed for their relationships with diabetes, related traits and variants in diabetes susceptibility genes. Individuals will be studied longitudinally to determine if gene transcription, protein expression and metabolic profiles predict development of diabetes or its complications. These studies will help to determine the molecular pathways between genetic variants and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes and its complications.

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy Obesity

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Volunteers

Adult volunteers \& family members recruited from the Phoenix metropolitan area

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women and Men
* Individuals of any race (recruitment will focus on American Indians and Mexican Americans)
* 18 years and older

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant Women
* Children under 18 years old
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Robert L Hanson, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Locations

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NIDDK, Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Guo T, Hanson RL, Traurig M, Muller YL, Ma L, Mack J, Kobes S, Knowler WC, Bogardus C, Baier LJ. TCF7L2 is not a major susceptibility gene for type 2 diabetes in Pima Indians: analysis of 3,501 individuals. Diabetes. 2007 Dec;56(12):3082-8. doi: 10.2337/db07-0621. Epub 2007 Oct 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17909099 (View on PubMed)

Hanson RL, Looker HC, Ma L, Muller YL, Baier LJ, Knowler WC. Design and analysis of genetic association studies to finely map a locus identified by linkage analysis: sample size and power calculations. Ann Hum Genet. 2006 May;70(Pt 3):332-49. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.00230.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16674556 (View on PubMed)

Hanson RL, Pratley RE, Bogardus C, Narayan KM, Roumain JM, Imperatore G, Fagot-Campagna A, Pettitt DJ, Bennett PH, Knowler WC. Evaluation of simple indices of insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion for use in epidemiologic studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2000 Jan 15;151(2):190-8. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010187.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10645822 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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10-DK-N091

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

999910091

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id