Review Article

KCNJ11: Genetic Polymorphisms and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Characteristics of KCNJ11 gene variants in association with diabetes mellitus.

NumberSNP LocationMAFAlleleAmino acidDiabetesAssociationReferences
ChromosomeGene

1rs2285676173864783′ UTR0.46T>CT2DMYes[30]

2rs5210173867043′ UTR0.46G>AT2DMYes[30, 36, 76]
No[72, 74]

3rs521517387083Exon0.28G>AVal250IleT2DMYes[27, 30, 35, 36]
No[49, 50, 6972]
T1DMNo[73, 74]
GDMNo[68]

4rs521817387522Exon0.27C>TAla103AlaT2DMNo[36]

5rs521917388025Exon0.27G>ALys23GlnT1DMNo[63, 64]
T2DMYes[1943]
No[4464]
GDMYes[38]
No[6668]

6rs886288173896165′ near gene0.46T>CT2DMYes[36]

MAF: minor allele frequency; T1DM: type 1 diabetes mellitus; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus; SNP: single nucleotide polymorphism; UTR: untranslated region.