Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship between G487A polymorphism in acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) gene and risk of cerebral infarction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods A total of 116 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to January 2020 were selected and divided into cerebral infarction group (71 cases) and non-cerebral infarction group (45 cases) according to the occurrence of cerebral infarction. The distribution frequency of G487A polymorphism in ALDH2 gene was detected by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RELP), and the relationship between the single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes of ALDH2 gene and the risk of cerebral infarction was analyzed.Results The genotypes of G487A locus in ALDH2 gene include wild type (GG), heterozygous mutant (GA) and homozygous mutant (AA). The levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) of patients in cerebral infarction group were higher than those in non-cerebral infarction group (P < 0.05), and the frequency of AG genotype, AA genotype and A allele at G487A locus was significantly higher in the cerebral infarction group (P < 0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that TG [R = 2.396 (95% CI: 1.029, 5.531)], LDL-C [R = 2.512 (95% CI: 1.012, 3.238)], AG genotype (versus GG genotype) [R = 3.107 (95% CI: 1.456, 6.634)], and AA genotype [R = 3.464 (95% CI: 1.594, 7.528)] were independent risk factors for cerebral infarction in type 2 diabetic patients (P < 0.05).Conclusions The G487A polymorphism in ALDH2 gene is related to the occurrence of cerebral infarction in type 2 diabetic patients.