Plasma Adrenomedullin And Allelic Variation In The Adm Gene And Risk For Lower Extremity Amputation In People With Type 2 Diabetes

Patients with diabetes have an increased risk for lower limb amputation (LLA) but biomarker to assess risk of LLA is lacking. Adrenomedullin (ADM), a vasodilator peptide, has been shown to be associated with cardiovascular and renal risk in diabetes. The aim of this study is to assess the association between plasma MR-proADM (a surrogate of ADM), allelic variation in the ADM gene and the risk for LLA in cohorts of patients with type 2 diabetes. We studied 4532 participants of the DIABHYCAR and SURDIAGENE cohorts (men 70%, mean age 66, mean duration of diabetes 13 years, A1c 8,0%). MR-proADM was measured by immunofluorescence. Five SNPs were chosen in the haplotype block containing the ADM gene (chr11p15.4): rs4399321, rs11042725, rs7944706, rs2957692 and rs2957717. The mean follow-up was 5.3 years. Incidence of LLA by tertiles of MR-proADM (T1, T2, T3) was 1.0% (T1), 1.9% (T2) et 4.7% (T3) (p Disclosure L. Potier: Consultant; Self; Eli Lilly and Company, Novo Nordisk A/S, Sanofi. R. Roussel: Advisory Panel; Self; Abbott, AstraZeneca, Diabnext, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck \u0026 Co., Inc., Mundipharma International, Novo Nordisk A/S, Sanofi-Aventis. P. Saulnier: None. F. Fumeron: None. K. Mohammedi: None. G. Velho: None.