title: [Correlation of FABP2-A54T polymorphism and the metabolic syndrome in Maros County of Romania].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The FABP2 (intestinal fatty acid-binding protein) gene is expressed in the intestinal epithelial cells and codes for a protein involved in the fatty acid metabolism. We investigated the association of the A54T polymorphism of the FABP2 gene with the metabolic syndrome defined according to the diagnostic criteria recommended by the IDF in 2005, in our region (Marosvásárhely - Tg. Mures, Romania).
  
  
  METHODS
  A case-control study was carried out on 144 metabolic syndrome patients and 73 healthy persons with similar age and lifestyle. Insulin resistance was measured by the HOMA and QUICKI indices, and gene polymorphism was analyzed with PCR followed by restriction enzyme digestion with Hha I.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The T54 allele was more frequent in the metabolic syndrome group than in controls (35.71% vs. 28.08%, p < 0.05). In the presence of the T54 allele we have noticed a slight but statistically significant risk, more marked in the case of TT homozygotes (TT vs. AT + AA: OR = 4.31, CI 95% 1.21-5.29, p = 0.015 and TT vs. AA: OR = 4.61, CI95%: 1.24-7.03, p = 0.0195). No significant differences of the followed metabolic parameters were observed between persons having different genotypes in the two study groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that the FABP2 T54 allele may have a minor contribution to the metabolic syndrome in our region.
authors: Orvosi és Gyógyszerészeti Egyetem, Marosvásárhely, Románia. kcsep@xnet.ro
authors: Katalin
authors: K
authors: Csép
authors: Márta
authors: M
authors: Vitay
authors: Gyöngyi
authors: G
authors: Dudutz
authors: László
authors: L
authors: Rosivall
authors: László
authors: L
authors: Korányi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: C493404:FABP2 protein, human; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins