Polymorphisms in LEPR, PPARG and APM1 genes: associations with energy intake and metabolic traits in young children

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in five genes - leptin, leptin receptor (LEPR), adiponectin (APM1), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) and uncoupling protein 1 - with anthropometric, metabolic, and dietary parameters in a Southern Brazilian cohort of 325 children followed up from birth to 4 years old. MATERIALS AND METHODS: SNPs were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction-based procedures, and their association with phenotypes was evaluated by t-test, analysis of variance, and general linear models. RESULTS: LEPR223Arg allele (rs1137101) was associated with higher daily energy intake at 4 years of age (P = 0.002; Pcorrected = 0.024). PPARG 12Ala-carriers (rs1801282) presented higher glucose levels than Pro/Pro homozygotes (P = 0.007; Pcorrected = 0.042). CONCLUSIONS: Two of the six studied SNPs presented consistent associations, showing that it is already possible to detect the influences of genetic variants on susceptibility to overweight in 4-year-old children.

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Main Authors:	Zandoná,Marília Remuzzi, Rodrigues,Raquel Olmedo, Albiero,Gabriela, Campagnolo,Paula Dal Bó, Vitolo,Márcia Regina, Almeida,Silvana, Mattevi,Vanessa Suñé
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia 2013
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27302013000800004
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