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Beyond Traditional Risk Factors: The Role of the CYP11B2 C(-344)T Polymorphism in Atherosclerosis and Cardiorenal Syndrome Phenotypes in Diabetes Mellitus

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Researchers studied 269 people with diabetes and 50 healthy controls. They found that a specific gene change was more common in people with diabetes. This gene change was also linked to worse heart and kidney health. This study shows a link, not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Volha Vasilkova (Gomel State Medical University) · Ivan Yu. Pchelin (St Petersburg University) · Tatsiana Mokhort (Belarusian State Medical University) · Natalia Hudiakova · Kseniia Lukianets (St Petersburg University) · Hussein Yousif Khalid Hussein (St Petersburg University) · Arkady Silin (Republican Research Center for Radiation Medicine and Human Ecology) · Valentina K. Bayrasheva (St Petersburg University)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-11-03
https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics16040026