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Telomere length attrition has been implicated in various complex disorders including Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). However, very few candidate gene association studies have been carried out worldwide targeting telomere maintenance genes. In the present study, variants in various critical telomere maintenance pathway genes for T2D susceptibility in Northwest Indian population were explored. With case-control candidate gene association study design, twelve variants from seven telomere maintenance genes were evaluated. Amongst these five variants, rs9419958 ( OBFC1 ), rs4783704 ( TERF2 ), rs16847897 ( TERC/LRRC31 ), rs10936599 ( TERC/MYNN ), and rs74019828 ( CSNK2A2 ) showed significant association with T2D (at  p -value ≤ 0.003, threshold set after Bonferroni correction) in the studied population.  In silico  analyses of these variants indicated interesting functional roles that warrant experimental validations. Findings showed that variants in telomere maintenance genes are associated with pathogenesis of T2D in Northwest Indian population. We anticipate further, such candidate gene association studies in other Indian populations and worldwide would contribute in understanding the missing heritability of T2D.

Telomere Maintenance Genes are associated with Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility in Northwest Indian Population Group