The association of PBX1 polymorphisms with overweight/obesity and metabolic alterations in the Korean population.
- Author:
Ju Yeon BAN
1
;
Soon Ah KANG
;
Kyung Hee JUNG
;
Hak Jae KIM
;
Yoon Kyung UHM
;
Su Kang KIM
;
Sung Vin YIM
;
Bong Keun CHOE
;
Seung Jae HONG
;
Yeon Hee SEONG
;
In Song KOH
;
Joo Ho CHUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; overweight/obesity; Pre-B-cell leukemia transcription factor 1 (PBX1); single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
- MeSH: Alleles; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Haplotypes; Homozygote; Humans; Obesity; Phenotype; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; Risk Factors; Transcription Factors
- From:Nutrition Research and Practice 2008;2(4):289-294
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Pre-B-cell leukemia transcription factor 1 (PBX1), which is located on chromosome 1q23, was recently reported to be associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. We examined whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the PBX1 gene are associated with overweight/obesity in a Korean population. We genotyped 66 SNPs in the PBX1 gene and investigated their association with clinical phenotypes found in 214 overweight/obese subjects and 160 control subjects using the Affymetrix Targeted Genotyping chip array. Seven SNPs (g.+75186C>T, g.+78350C>A, g.+80646C>T, g.+138004C>T, g.+185219G>A, g.+191272A>C, and g.+265317T>A) were associated with the risk of obesity in three models (codominant, dominant, and recessive) (P=0.007-0.05). Haplotype 1 (CAC) and 3 (TAC) of block 3 and haplotype 2 (GGAAT) of block 10 were also strongly associated with the risk of obesity. In the control group, subjects that had homozygote for the major allele for both g.+185219G>A and g.+191272A>C showed lower high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) level compared to those possessing the minor allele, suggesting that the association between the homozygote for the major allele for both g.+185219G>A and g.+191272A>C and HDL-C is attributable to the increased risk of obesity. This study suggests that the PBX1 gene is a possible risk factor in overweight/obese patients.
