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ArticleJournal of diabetes research2024

Tailoring Type II Diabetes Treatment: Investigating the Effect of 5-HTT Polymorphisms on HbA1c Levels after Metformin Initiation.

Taichi Ochi, Stijn de Vos, Daan Touw, Petra Denig, Talitha Feenstra, Eelko Hak

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Article in Journal of diabetes research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Taichi OchiGroningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology & Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4285-690X
Stijn de VosGroningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology & Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6965-4959
Daan TouwDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1429-4789
Petra DenigDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7929-4739
Talitha FeenstraGroningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology & Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5788-0454
Eelko HakGroningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology & Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0849-7210
University of Groningen · NLUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aims: To investigate the effect of serotonin transporter (5-HTT) polymorphisms on change in HbA1c levels six months after metformin initiation in type 2 diabetes patients. Materials and Methods: Participants of PROVALID (PROspective cohort study in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for VALidation of biomarkers) within the GIANTT (Groningen Initiative to ANalyse Type 2 Diabetes Treatment) cohort who initiated metformin were genotyped for combined 5-HTTLPR/rs25531 (L Results: 157 participants were included, of which 56.2% were male. The average age was 59.3 ± 9.23 years, and the mean baseline HbA1c was 7.49% ± 1.21%. 5-HTTLPR was characterized in 46 patients as L Conclusions: 5-HTT polymorphisms did not affect HbA1c levels six months after the start of metformin. Further long-term studies in large samples would be relevant to determine which polymorphisms can explain the variation in response to metformin treatment.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2MetforminSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsAgedFemaleGenotypeGlycated HemoglobinHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, GeneticProspective StudiesGlycated HemoglobinMetforminSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSLC6A4 protein, human

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PMID38288388
PMCPMC10824573
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