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1948-9358 (online) |
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This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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Basic Study |
| Article Title |
Methylation status of leptin gene promoter in relatively lean Chinese adults with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Shi-Qi Sun, Sheng-Ze Liang, Qi Huang and Jia-Zhong Sun |
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| Corresponding Author |
Jia-Zhong Sun, Chief, Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China. sjz300@163.com |
| Key Words |
Leptin gene promoter; DNA methylation; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Prediabetes; Lean population; Epigenetic biomarker; Methylation-specific PCR |
| Core Tip |
This study reveals progressive hypomethylation of the leptin (LEP) gene promoter in peripheral leukocytes of relatively lean Chinese adults (body mass index < 24 kg/m²) across glycemic states: (1) Normoglycemia (59.2%); (2) Prediabetes (43.6%); and (3) Type 2 diabetes mellitus (31.5%). The methylation decline correlated inversely with serum LEP levels (r = -0.95, P < 0.001), suggesting epigenetic dysregulation precedes metabolic dysfunction independent of obesity. These findings position LEP promoter methylation as a potential blood-based biomarker for early diabetes risk stratification in lean populations, highlighting its clinical utility for preventive strategies. |
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2025-12-15 09:46 |
| Citation |
Sun SQ, Liang SZ, Huang Q, Sun JZ. Methylation status of leptin gene promoter in relatively lean Chinese adults with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus. World J Diabetes 2025; 16(12): 112789 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v16/i12/112789.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v16.i12.112789 |
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