Abstract
Background
This study aims to investigate long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) as biomarker for pre-diabetes
and T2DM.
Methods
LncRNAs in the peripheral blood of 6 healthy individuals and 6 T2DM patients were
collected for microarray analysis. Then 5 candidate biomarkers from the differentially
expressed lncRNAs were chosen and verified in a larger independent cohort (control
group=20; pre-diabetes group=20; and T2DM group=20). The diagnostic capacity of ENST00000550337.1
was further tested in the third cohort (control group, n=60; pre-diabetes group, n=63;
and T2DM group, n=64).
Results
A total of 17 lncRNAs were found to be differentially expressed between the 2 groups.
14 lncRNAs of these were upregulated in T2DM patients and 3 were downregulated. 5
upregulated lncRNAs were selected as potential biomarkers and verified in the second
cohort, and the expression levels of 3 lncRNAs increased gradually from the control
group to the pre-diabetes group to the T2DM group. The diagnostic value of ENST00000550337.1
was then tested in the third cohort, and its high diagnostic value for pre-diabetes
and T2DM was confirmed.
Conclusions
LncRNA ENST00000550337.1 is a potential diagnostic biomarker for pre-diabetes and
T2DM.
Key words
diabetes mellitus - type 2 - pre-diabetes - RNA - long noncoding - microarray analysis
- biological markers