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ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2020

Association and interaction of the FTO rs1421085 with overweight/obesity in a sample of Pakistani individuals.

Sobia Rana, Adil Anwar Bhatti

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Article in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Sobia RanaDr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan. molecularbiologist1@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-5170
Adil Anwar BhattiDr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1036-1788
University of Karachi · PK

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Higher Education Commission, Pakistan Ref. No. 5740/Sindh/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2016International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences Recurring grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeGenetic variants determine the predisposition of an individual to obesity in a given environment. The present study was conducted to seek an association of the FTO variant rs1421085 with overweight/obesity and related traits in 612 Pakistani subjects in a case-control manner (overweight/obese = 306 and non-obese = 306). Moreover, interaction effects of the rs1421085 and overweight/obesity on multiple metabolic traits were also investigated, which were never explored before in Pakistani as well as in any other population. MATERIALS AND

methodsAnthropometric traits were measured by standard procedures, while metabolic parameters were determined by biochemical assays. Genotyping of the rs1421085 was carried out by TaqMan allelic discrimination assay. The data were analysed using SPSS software version 19.

resultsThe study revealed a significant association of the rs1421085 with overweight/obese phenotype with respect to over-dominant model indicated by h-index. The CT genotype of the rs1421085 was observed to increase the risk of being overweight/obese by 1.583 times (95% CI 1.147-2.185, p = 0.005). The CT genotype was also found to be associated with higher values of all anthropometric variables (except height and waist-to-hip ratio). Moreover, the interaction between the CT genotype of the rs1421085 and overweight/obesity was found to influence several metabolic parameters (raised blood pressure, product of triglyceride and glucose index, triglyceride levels, LDL-C, VLDL-C, coronary risk index, atherogenic index, and triglyceride-to-HDL-C ratio).

conclusionIn conclusion, the rs1421085 was found to be associated with overweight/obesity and related anthropometric traits independent of age and gender in Pakistani population. Moreover, this variant was found to influence various metabolic traits in the presence of overweight/obesity. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, case-control analytic study.

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Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOObesityOverweightPolymorphism, Single NucleotideBody Mass IndexGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansPakistanAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOFTO protein, humanAnthropometric parametersFat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) geneLipid profileObesityPakistanis

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