title: Adiponectin gene polymorphisms in obese Greek youth.
abstract: We investigated single nucleotide polymorphisms 45T --> G and 276G --> T of the adiponectin gene in 48 obese Greek children and adolescents (3.58-16.25 years old) and examined their association with adiponectin levels and insulin resistance (IR), estimated with HOMA-IR, AUC(insulin) and WBISI. The polymorphisms were: 45T/G in 13/48 (27%) and 45G/G in 2 (4%) individuals; 276G/T in 21/41 (51%) and 276T/T in 3 (8%) individuals. Adiponectin in carriers of one or two G-alleles at position 45 was comparable to 45T/T (10.11 +/- 6.19 vs 8.03 +/- 4.96 microg/ml). Adiponectin in carriers of one or two T-alleles at position 276 was comparable to 276G/G (9.73 +/- 5.19 vs 7.77 +/- 5.65 microg/ml). SNP 45T --> G was not associated with IR. SNP276G --> T was associated with decreased risk for IR (OR = 3.05, 95% CI = 1.2384-11.13). In conclusion, SNPs 45T --> G and 276G --> T are common in obese young Greeks. SNP276G --> T might be protective against IR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. vivianpa@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Paraskevi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panagopoulou
authors.forename: Ekaterini
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stamna
authors.forename: Grigorios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsolkas
authors.forename: Assimina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galli-Tsinopoulou
authors.forename: Ekaterini
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pavlitou-Tsiontsi
authors.forename: Sanda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nousia-Arvanitakis
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vavatsi-Christaki
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000235:genetics*; D000293:Adolescent; D001823:Body Composition; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006115:Greece; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin