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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2019

Age at onset of obesity, transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) rs7903146 polymorphism, adiponectin levels and the risk of type 2 diabetes in obese patients.

Małgorzata Wrzosek, Ada Sawicka, Michał Wrzosek, Paweł Piątkiewicz, Marek Tałałaj, Grażyna Nowicka

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Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Małgorzata WrzosekDepartment of Biochemistry and Pharmacogenomics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Center for Preclinical Studies, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Ada SawickaDepartment of Geriatrics, Internal Medicine and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, Orlowski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
Michał WrzosekDepartment of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Paweł PiątkiewiczDepartment of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Marek TałałajDepartment of Geriatrics, Internal Medicine and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, Orlowski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
Grażyna NowickaDepartment of Biochemistry and Pharmacogenomics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Center for Preclinical Studies, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Medical University of Warsaw · PLGrochowski Hospital · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionInteraction between obesity and genetic factors involved in the regulatory pathways of glucose homeostasis may play a significant role in diabetes development in the obese. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between the TCF7L2 rs7903146 polymorphism, adiponectin levels, age at onset of obesity and the occurrence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a sample of obese Polish adults. MATERIAL AND

methodsA total of 474 unrelated obese subjects were included in this study. Real-time PCR was used to detect the TCF7L2 rs7903146 polymorphism. Serum level of adiponectin was determined by the ELISA method. Standard assays were used to measure total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose and HbA

resultsWe found that the T allele of rs7903146 was significantly associated with T2D risk (odds ratio of 1.59 for T allele,

conclusionsOur study highlights the significance of the relationship between the TCF7L2 polymorphism, a person's age at onset of obesity and the prevalence of T2D, and confirms lower adiponectin levels in obese diabetics in comparison to obese nondiabetics.

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adiponectinobesityTCF7L2 genetype 2 diabetes

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