Table 3 Relative quantification (RQ) expression levels of total variants of the 24 genes-of-interest and of their specific transcript variants.

From: Blood-based analysis of type-2 diabetes mellitus susceptibility genes identifies specific transcript variants with deregulated expression and association with disease risk

Gene/Variant

RQ levels, median (range)

Statistical significance, p

CTTOTAL (n = 40)

CTRF− (n = 17)

CTRF+ (n = 23)

T2D (n = 48)

CTTOTAL vs. T2D

CTRF− vs. T2D

CTRF+ vs. T2D

CTRF− vs. CTRF+

Linear trend following the CTRF− → CTRF+ → T2D order

Genes of interest (total variants)

ADAMTS9

NE

NE

NE

NE

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

CAMK1D

29.82 (9.467–61.03)

30.24 (21.71–61.03)

29.27 (9.467–49.79)

33.66 (15.99–52.76)

0.9142

0.8178

0.7229

0.4455

0.907

CAPN10

2.784 (0.968–5.987)

2.785 (2.199–5.987)

2.783 (0.968–5.721)

2.699 (1.026–5.384)

0.4390

0.1306

0.9116

0.2881

0.193

CDC123

4.859 (2.959–6.831)

4.808 (3.196–6.019)

4.937 (2.959–6.831)

4.909 (3.069–11.59)

0.1160

0.2612

0.1711

0.9086

0.135

CDK5

0.945 (0.512–2.473)

0.919 (0.625–2.473)

1.005 (0.512–1.998)

1.151 (0.600–8.103)

0.0056

0.0263

0.0264

0.9943

0.009

CDKAL1

4.311 (0.934–6.972)

4.544 (2.545–6.440)

4.214 (0.934–6.972)

3.733 (0.652–8.709)

0.3256

0.1688

0.7639

0.3135

0.238

CDKN2A

0.655 (0.150–2.420)

0.426 (0.200–2.220)

0.920 (0.150–2.420)

0.910 (0.320–4.030)

0.0411

0.0032

NS

0.0385

0.010

CDKN2B

0.596 (0.198–1.376)

0.576 (0.379–1.376)

0.615 (0.198–1.018)

0.652 (0.155–1.819)

0.2766

0.4521

0.3519

0.9112

0.230

FTO

1.583 (0.641–2.559)

1.432 (0.734–2.352)

1.780 (0.641–2.559)

1.512 (0.320–2.638)

0.3015

0.9741

0.1235

0.2506

0.626

HHEX

20.25 (5.30–37.23)

20.00 (5.300–37.23)

20.25 (5.30–33.41)

23.50 (5.300–45.59)

0.1802

0.3541

0.2340

0.8076

0.145

HNF1B

NE

NE

NE

NE

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

HNF4A

NE

NE

NE

NE

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

IGF2BP2

3.139 (0.443–12.57)

3.670 (1.568–5.501)

3.100 (0.443–12.57)

3.671 (0.777–20.09)

0.2438

0.4521

0.3046

0.8953

0.143

JAZF1

197.9 (12.46–688.8)

214.9 (45.36–688.8)

182.4 (12.46–498.3)

173.9 (6.230–549.2)

0.7540

0.8944

0.6639

0.6765

0.956

KCNJ11

0.536 (0.010–15.50)

0.338 (0.010–15.50)

0.568 (0.010–11.01)

0.466 (0.010–43.85)

0.6220

0.1509

0.6551

0.9618

0.605

KCNQ1

8.939 (2.083–15.48)

9.363 (5.344–12.15)

8.431 (2.083–15.48)

7.760 (1.040–15.07)

0.2640

0.1509

0.6551

0.3687

0.191

MTNR1B

NE

NE

NE

NE

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NOTCH2

5.228 (0.710–9.706)

5.303 (0.710–9.706)

5.153 (0.710–9.069)

4.859 (0.710–11.94)

0.5411

0,5588

0,6850

0.9353

0.640

PPARG

0.01533 (0.0012–0.0361)

0.01540 (0.0012–0.0279)

0.01520 (0.0012–0.0361)

0.01475 (0.0012–0.0738)

0.8397

0.8562

0.8860

0.9622

0.856

SLC30A8

5.094 (0.0–695.4)

20.48 (1.001–695.4)

3.075 (0.0–364.0)

6.099 (0.0–3139)

0.3922

0.5728

0.1908

0.1574

0.796

TCF7L2

3.803 (0.911–8.146)

3.678 (1.942–8.146)

3.827 (0.911–7.488)

3.782 (1.673–10.13)

0.6388

0.6860

0.7138

0.7475

0.507

THADA

1.867 (0.592–4.052)

1.542 (0.592–3.985)

1.951 (0.817–4.052)

1.788 (0.362–3.962)

0.8096

0.6147

0.8160

0.7117

0.602

TSPAN8

0.1590 (0.0247–1.132)

0.1071 (0.0247–1.132)

0.1894 (0.0741–0.832)

0.2340 (0.0398–2.124)

0.0055

0.0007

0.1889

0.0057

0.001

WFS1

0.2015 (0.0362–0.4887)

0.2193 (0.0362–0.4887)

0.1861 (0.0842–0.3805)

0.2235 (0.0388–0.4155)

0.2984

0.8687

0.1603

0.3743

0.465

Transcript variants of interest

CAPN10 tv3

3.924 (0.313–12.30)

5.098 (1.016–12.30)

3.405 (0.313–8.056)

2.208 (0.313–12.43)

0.0004

<0.0001

0.0521

0.0655

<0.0005

CDK5 tv1

0.745 (0.285–2.266)

0.754 (0.509–2.266)

0.735 (0.285–1.441)

0.943 (0.494–8.233)

0.0034

0.0206

0.0177

0.8196

0.006

CDK5 tv2

1.117 (0.453–2.938)

1.190 (0.788–2.938)

1.071 (0.453–2.139)

1.308 (0.631–3.843)

0.0367

0.3732

0.0196

0.2098

0.167

CDKN2A tv1

NE

NE

NE

NE

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

CDKN2A tv3

0.0300 (0.0062–2.083)

0.0145 (0.0062–2.083)

0.0390 (0.0094–0.820)

0.0722 (0.0062–3.481)

0.0035

0.0022

0.0770

0.0579

0.002

CDKN2A tv4

0.669 (0.321–2.600)

0.570 (0.321–2.600)

0.850 (0.360–1.489)

0.928 (0.292–3.300)

0.0125

0.0002

0.4922

0.0151

0.001

CDKN2A tv5

NE

NE

NE

NE

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

IGF2BP2 tv4

NE

NE

NE

NE

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

IGF2BP2 tv4, 5, 6 & 7

0.0106 (0.0106–0.4114)

0.0106 (0.0106–0.3017)

0.0106 (0.0106–0.4114)

0.0106 (0.0106–0.9255)

0.8008

0.8537

0.5898

0.6346

0.970

IGF2BP2 tv7

3.903 (0.5160–12.14)

3.670 (1.4040–12.14)

3.989 (0.5160–11.91)

4.485 (1.032–14.14)

0.2167

0.1665

0.2076

0.5629

0.050

KCNQ1 tv1

9.408 (2.445–18.34)

10.520 (7.504–18.34)

8.951 (2.445–16.34)

8.456 (2.880–16.93)

0.0761

0.0143

0.5530

0.0448

0.013

TCF7L2 tv4 & 9

1.478 (0.842–3.843)

1.773 (0.842–3.843)

1.476 (1.087–3.190)

1.392 (0.396–4.554)

0.4641

0.6832

0.5051

0.8466

0.567

TCF7L2 tv12

3.036 (0.247–7.023)

3.315 (1.434–6.988)

2.808 (0.247–7.023)

3.490 (0.494–7.614)

0.7903

0.3856

0.2659

0.1558

0.945

THADA tv1 & 3

2.513 (1.256–5.316)

2.736 (1.559–4.599)

2.126 (1.256–5.316)

2.326 (1.008–7.321)

0.5999

0.1509

0.6596

0.1302

0.382

THADA tv4

2.319 (0.916–6.221)

2.241 (1.519–6.221)

2.397 (0.916–4.080)

2.464 (0.912–8.510)

0.4336

0.9741

0.2606

0.4618

0.549

THADA tv5

2.582 (0.596–35.83)

2.933 (1.128–35.83)

2.304 (0.596–16.01)

3.452 (0.718–120.7)

0.0479

0.0237

0.0341

0.3544

0.129

  1. Data are expressed as median values (range). The between-group up- or down-regulation and the CTRF− → CTRF+ → T2D-ordered linear trend were evaluated by Mann-Whitney U and Jonckheere-Terpstra non-parametric tests, respectively.