A haplotype of three SNPs in FTO had a strong association with body composition and BMI in Iranian male adolescents |
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Author: | Kalantari, Naser1; Keshavarz Mohammadi, Nastaran2; Izadi, Pantea3; |
Organizations: |
1Department of community nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2Department of public health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Department of Human Genetics, Department of human genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4Natural Products and Medicinal Plants Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
5Student Research Committee, Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 6Department of public health, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran 7Research groups of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 8Health Promotion and Education Department, Ministry of health & medical education, Tehran, Iran 9Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University of medical sciences, Shiraz, Iran 10Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 1 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2018060625406 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science,
2018
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Publish Date: | 2018-06-06 |
Description: |
AbstractBackground: Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which are located in the first intron of the FTO gene, are reported to be associated with body weight and the body mass index (BMI). However, their effects on anthropometric measurements in adolescents are poorly understood. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association of three adjacent polymorphisms (rs9930506, rs9930501, & rs9932754) in the FTO gene with anthropometric indices in Iranian adolescent males. Design: The participants comprised a total of 237 adolescent males who were recruited randomly from two high schools in Tehran, Iran. The DNA samples were genotyped for the FTO gene polymorphisms by DNA sequencing. BMI, body fat percentage (BF%), and body muscle percentage (BM%) were determined using a validated bioelectrical impedance analysis scale. The association of the FTO polymorphisms with weight, height, BMI, BF%, and BM% was investigated. Results: A haplotype of rs9930506, rs9930501, and rs9932754 (GGT) in the first intron of the FTO with complete linkage disequilibrium (LD) was found to be significantly associated with higher weight (OR = 1.32), BMI (OR = 5.36) and BF% (OR = 1.46), and lower BM% (OR = 3.59) (all P<0.001). None of the students with GGC genotypes were underweight, while all of the students with AAT genotypes had high muscle mass. Conclusions: A haplotype in the first intron of the FTO gene had a strong association with obesity indices in Iranian adolescent males. The FTO gene polymorphisms might have greater effects on anthropometric indices than what was previously imagined. Moreover, we suggested that the FTO gene exerted their effects on anthropometric measurements through haplotypes (and not single SNPs). see all
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Series: |
PLoS one |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
ISSN-E: | 1932-6203 |
ISSN-L: | 1932-6203 |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | 4 |
Article number: | e0195589 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0195589 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195589 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
3111 Biomedicine |
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Funding: |
This study was funded by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Education and Promotion (code 8237 to NK), Department of Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran (code 2842 to NK). We acknowledge all the schools' staff for their excellent cooperation. |
Copyright information: |
© 2018 Kalantari et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |