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Association analyses of the INSIG2 polymorphism in the obesity and cholesterol levels of Korean populations.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: While INSIG2 has been reported to be associated with BMI in many populations, conflicting results have prevented consensus over its role. In analyses of mice and cell cultures the gene has been found to be involved in the regulation of cholesterol synthesis; however, no relationship has been found with cholesterol metabolism in human epidemiological research. Therefore, this study attempts to assess the effect of rs7566605 near INSIG2 on both obesity- and cholesterol-related traits in Koreans. METHODS: The rs7566605 polymorphism was genotyped with 2,364 Koreans, and associations with obesity- and cholesterol-related traits were analyzed statistically via an ANOVA or T-test. RESULTS: Replication of an association with BMI, WHR, fat mass, fat percent, and abdominal fat area failed, and the C allele of rs7566605 was not associated significantly with total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, or triglyceride. However, it was found in a meta-analysis of a dominant model that the C allele of rs7566605 appeared to affect the level of the total cholesterol, especially in female subjects. CONCLUSION: We failed to show associations of rs7566605 with cholesterol- and obesity-related phenotypes, although we newly suggest the possible involvement of INSIG2 with the plasma level of the total cholesterol in women.

SUBMITTER: Cha S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2759923 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Association analyses of the INSIG2 polymorphism in the obesity and cholesterol levels of Korean populations.

Cha Seongwon S Koo Imhoi I Choi Sun Mi SM Park Byung Lae BL Kim Kil Soo KS Kim Jae-Ryong JR Shin Hyoung Doo HD Kim Jong Yeol JY

BMC medical genetics 20090922

<h4>Background</h4>While INSIG2 has been reported to be associated with BMI in many populations, conflicting results have prevented consensus over its role. In analyses of mice and cell cultures the gene has been found to be involved in the regulation of cholesterol synthesis; however, no relationship has been found with cholesterol metabolism in human epidemiological research. Therefore, this study attempts to assess the effect of rs7566605 near INSIG2 on both obesity- and cholesterol-related t ...[more]

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Association analyses of the INSIG2 polymorphism in the obesity and cholesterol levels of Korean populations.

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Association analyses of the INSIG2 polymorphism in the obesity and cholesterol levels of Korean populations.

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