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ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2007

Common STAT3 variants are not associated with obesity or insulin resistance in female twins.

Yalda Jamshidi, Theodosios Kyriakou, Sakina B Gooljar, Laura J Collins, Carl A Lane, Harold Snieder, Xiaoling Wang, Tim D Spector, Sandra D O'Dell

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Article in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Yalda JamshidiNutrition Food and Health Research Centre, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom.
Theodosios Kyriakou
Sakina B Gooljar
Laura J Collins
Carl A Lane
Harold Snieder
Xiaoling Wang
Tim D Spector
Sandra D O'Dell
King's College London · GBPrevention Institute · USSt George's, University of London · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 073142
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In animal models, STAT3 action in the hypothalamus and liver appears essential for normal body weight and glucose homeostasis in response to insulin. We hypothesized that variation in the STAT3 gene may be associated with body fat and/or insulin resistance in the general population. Five tagging SNPs spanning the STAT3 gene, rs8074524, rs2293152, rs2306580, rs6503695, and rs7211777 were genotyped in 2776 white female twins (mean age, 47.4+/-12.5 yrs) from the St Thomas' United Kingdom Adult Twin Registry (Twins UK). Minor allele frequencies were as follows: rs8074524 (0.19), rs2293152 (0.37), rs2306580 (0.06), rs6503695 (0.35), and rs7211777 (0.34). The minor allele of rs2293152 was associated with higher homeostasis model assessment index of insulin resistance (p=0.013) in the full cohort and confirmed in sib-transmission/disequilibrium test (TDT): (p=0.015; n=60). However, there were no associations with fasting serum insulin or glucose or with obesity variables. Although defective STAT3 action results in obesity and insulin resistance in animal models, we failed to establish any indicative associations with common SNPs in this human study.

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Genetic VariationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultFemaleHumansInsulin ResistanceMiddle AgedObesitySTAT3 Transcription FactorUnited KingdomSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID17636079
PMCPMC1963515
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