Genetic Polymorphism of Apolipoprotein A5 Gene and Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis of 15,137 Subjects

Background Several studies have investigated whether the polymorphism in the apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk. However, those studies have produced inconsistent results. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the APOA5 -1131T/C polymorphism (rs662799) confers significant susceptibility to T2DM using a meta-analysis.