title: PPAR-gamma2 Pro12Ala polymorphism in the population of obese and non-obese men of the city of Wroclaw.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to examine the association of Pro12Ala PPARgamma2 polymorphism with anthropometric and biochemical parameters defining the risk for the development of metabolic syndrome in a healthy population of men.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study group consisted of 176 healthy men, aged 25-65 years (average 54.16 years). Polymorphisms of the PPAR-g gene (Pro12Ala, Ala12Ala, Pro12Pro) were explored using the PCR-RFLP method. Plasma glucose, insulin, total cholesterol, LDL, HDL and TG were measured using commercially available kits.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The genotypic distribution of the Pro12Ala polymorphism was as follows: Pro/Ala 69.8% (n = 123), Ala/Ala 28.4% (n = 50) and Pro/Pro 1.8% (n = 3). The Pro12Ala and Ala12Ala subjects did not differ in any of the measured variables. The non-obese (BMI < 30 kg/m(2), n = 117) and obese subpopulations (BMI > 30 kg/m(2), n = 56) did not significantly differ in the distribution of the genotypes. In the nonobese subpopulation, the homozygous Ala12 carriers (n = 38, 32.4%) had higher systolic blood pressure, plasma triglycerides, insulin levels and HOMA-IR.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that despite the high frequency of the Ala allele at the PPAR-gamma2 gene in our population of Polish men, the Ala12 allele does not appear to improve insulin sensitivity or have an influence on the occurrence of obesity. It remains to be explained by larger studies if this polymorphism carries any risk of the development of metabolic abnormalities in non-obese men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Isotope Therapy, Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuliczkowska
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filus
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trzmiel
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tworowska
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demissie
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jedrzejuk
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000235:genetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics*; D047495:PPAR gamma / Q000235:genetics*; D011044:Poland; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D047495:PPAR gamma