The focus of this study, therefore, is the association of T2DM with five SNPs (rs895819 in miR-27a, rs531564 in miR-124a, rs11888095 in miR-128a, rs3820455 in miR-194a and rs2910164 in miR-146a) located in five miRNAs in a Han Chinese population.
Two polymorphisms were associated with T2DM susceptibility: in particular, the G allele of rs895819 in hsa-mir-27a has shown a significantly protective effect (OR = 0.58 and P = 0.008), while the G allele of rs531564 in hsa-mir-124a appears to be a risk allele (OR = 2.15, P = 0.008).