Association between GLP-1R gene polymorphism and dyslipidemia in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case-control study

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between GLP-1R gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes mellitus with dyslipidemia and without dyslipidemia in China.Methods: A total of 200 patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) were included in this study, including 115 with dyslipidemia and 85 without dyslipidemia. We used Sanger double deoxygenation terminal assay and PCRRFLP to detect genotype of the GLP-1R rs10305420 and rs3765467 loci. T-test was used to analyze the association between gene polymorphisms and lipid indicators. SHEsis online analysis software was used to analyze the linkage balance effect of loci, and SPSS 26 was used to calculate the gene interaction by dominant model.Results: The genotype distribution of the two loci in the sample of this study was in accordance with Hardyweinberg equilibrium. There were significant differences in the genotype distribution and allele frequency of rs3765467 between T2DM patients with and without dyslipidemia (GG 52.9%, GA + AA 47.1% vs. GG 69.6%, GA + AA 30.4%; P = 0.017). Under the dominant model, the effects of rs3765467 A allele and rs10305420 T allele on dyslipidemia had multiplicative interactions (P = 0.016) and additive interactions (RERI = 0.403, 95% CI [-2.708 to 3.514]; AP = 0.376, 95% CI [-2.041, 2.793]). Meanwhile, HbA1c levels in rs3765467 A allele carriers (GA + AA) were found to be significantly lower than those in patients with GG genotype (P = 0.006).Conclusion: The rs3765467 (G/A) variant is associated with the incidence of dyslipidemia, and G allele may be a risk factor for dyslipidemia.