Peripheral blood gene expression profiles in metabolic syndrome, coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes

Gene expression in peripheral blood is shown sufficient to differentiate patients with metabolic disorders from control. The signatures of metabolic syndrome, coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes also have significant overlap. Microarrays were performed on 35 subjects in the following groups: control (n=9), rheumatoid arthritis (n=6), metabolic syndrome (n= 6), coronary artery disease (n=6) and type 2 diabetes (n=8). Intensity values for each array were normalized to a sum of 10,000.