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CLINICAL GENETICS
卷 64, 期 4, 页码 366-370出版社
BLACKWELL MUNKSGAARD
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2003.00150.x
关键词
birth weight; developmental plasticity; dyslipidemia; gene-environment interaction; PPAR gamma-2 gene
Body size at birth is an indicator of the intrauterine environment. The effects of the Pro12Pro genotype and the 12Ala allele of the PPARgamma-2 gene on glucose and insulin metabolism in adult life depend on body size at birth. A low birth weight is associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgammas) are also regulators of adipocyte differentiation, and the PPARgamma-2 gene could also contribute to the development of dyslipidemia. Therefore, the effects of the Pro12Ala polymorphisms of the PPARgamma-2 gene on lipid metabolism were measured in 476 elderly persons whose birth weight was known. The Ala12 allele was associated with increased serum total, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol concentrations but only among those who had birth weights below 3000 g. These interactions between the effects of the PPARgamma-2 gene on adult traits and the effects of birth weight may be interpreted as examples of gene-environmental interactions, which underlie plasticity during development.
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