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Analysis of FTO gene variants with measures of obesity and glucose homeostasis in the IRAS Family Study

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HUMAN GENETICS
卷 125, 期 5-6, 页码 615-626

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DOI: 10.1007/s00439-009-0656-3

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  1. NIH [HL060894, HL060931, HL060944, HL061019, HL061210]
  2. Wake Forest University
  3. NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL060931, R01HL060944, R01HL061019, R01HL060894, R01HL061210] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
  4. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [R01DK029867] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER

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Multiple studies have identified FTO gene variants associated with measures of adiposity in European-derived populations. The objective of the study was to determine whether FTO variants were associated with adiposity, including visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue (VAT, SAT), and glucose homeostasis measures in the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study (IRASFS). A total of 27 SNPs in FTO intron 1, including SNPs prominent in the literature (rs9939609, rs8050136, rs1121980, rs17817449, rs1421085, and rs3751812), were genotyped in 1,424 Hispanic Americans and 604 African Americans. Multiple SNPs were associated with BMI and SAT (P values ranging from 0.001 to 0.033), and trending or associated with waist circumference (P values ranging from 0.008 to 0.099) in the Hispanic Americans. No association was observed with VAT, illustrating that FTO variants are associated with overall fat mass instead of specific fat depots. For the glucose homeostasis measures, variants were associated with fasting insulin but, consistent with other studies, after BMI adjustment, no evidence of association remained. The lack of association of FTO SNPs with insulin sensitivity is consistent with the lack of association with VAT, since these traits are strongly correlated. In the African Americans, only rs8050136 and rs9939609 were associated with BMI and WAIST (P values of 0.011 and 0.034), and associated or trending towards association with SAT (P values of 0.038 and 0.058). These results confirm that FTO variants are associated with adiposity measures, predisposing individuals to obesity by increasing overall fat mass in Hispanic Americans and to a lesser degree in African Americans.

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