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Contribution of Common Genetic Variants to Obesity and Obesity-Related Traits in Mexican Children and Adults

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  • Paola León-Mimila
  • Hugo Villamil-Ramírez
  • Marisela Villalobos-Comparán
  • Teresa Villarreal-Molina
  • Sandra Romero-Hidalgo
  • Blanca López-Contreras
  • Roxana Gutiérrez-Vidal
  • Joel Vega-Badillo
  • Leonor Jacobo-Albavera
  • Carlos Posadas-Romeros
  • Adrián Canizalez-Román
  • Blanca Del Río-Navarro
  • Francisco Campos-Pérez
  • Victor Acuña-Alonzo
  • Carlos Aguilar-Salinas
  • Samuel Canizales-Quinteros

Abstract

Background: Several studies have identified multiple obesity-associated loci mainly in European populations. However, their contribution to obesity in other ethnicities such as Mexicans is largely unknown. The aim of this study was to examine 26 obesity-associated single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in a sample of Mexican mestizos. Methods: 9 SNPs in biological candidate genes showing replications (PPARG, ADRB3, ADRB2, LEPR, GNB3, UCP3, ADIPOQ, UCP2, and NR3C1), and 17 SNPs in or near genes associated with obesity in first, second and third wave GWAS (INSIG2, FTO, MC4R, TMEM18, FAIM2/BCDIN3, BDNF, SH2B1, GNPDA2, NEGR1, KCTD15, SEC16B/RASAL2, NPC1, SFRF10/ETV5, MAF, PRL, MTCH2, and PTER) were genotyped in 1,156 unrelated Mexican-Mestizos including 683 cases (441 obese class I/II and 242 obese class III) and 473 normal-weight controls. In a second stage we selected 12 of the SNPs showing nominal associations with obesity, to seek associations with quantitative obesity-related traits in 3 cohorts including 1,218 Mexican Mestizo children, 945 Mexican Mestizo adults, and 543 Indigenous Mexican adults. Results: After adjusting for age, sex and admixture, significant associations with obesity were found for 6 genes in the case-control study (ADIPOQ, FTO, TMEM18, INSIG2, FAIM2/BCDIN3 and BDNF). In addition, SH2B1 was associated only with class I/II obesity and MC4R only with class III obesity. SNPs located at or near FAIM2/BCDIN3, TMEM18, INSIG2, GNPDA2 and SEC16B/RASAL2 were significantly associated with BMI and/or WC in the combined analysis of Mexican-mestizo children and adults, and FTO locus was significantly associated with increased BMI in Indigenous Mexican populations. Conclusions: Our findings replicate the association of 8 obesity-related SNPs with obesity risk in Mexican adults, and confirm the role of some of these SNPs in BMI in Mexican adults and children.

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  • Paola León-Mimila & Hugo Villamil-Ramírez & Marisela Villalobos-Comparán & Teresa Villarreal-Molina & Sandra Romero-Hidalgo & Blanca López-Contreras & Roxana Gutiérrez-Vidal & Joel Vega-Badillo & Leon, 2013. "Contribution of Common Genetic Variants to Obesity and Obesity-Related Traits in Mexican Children and Adults," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(8), pages 1-9, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0070640
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070640
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