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ArticleMetabolic brain disease2022

Association of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase gene polymorphism with obesity and lipid metabolism in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.

Si Jin Kwon, Kyung-Won Hong, Silvia Choi, Ji Su Hong, Jung Won Kim, Ju Whi Kim, Hye-Ja Lee, Han Byul Jang, Keun-Sang Yum

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Si Jin KwonSeoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0356-3397
Kyung-Won HongTheragen Bio Co. Ltd, Suwon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3137-4609
Silvia ChoiSeoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1467-8392
Ji Su HongDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Kreger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-6733
Jung Won KimDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5278-4260
Ju Whi KimDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8011-3547
Hye-Ja LeeDepartment of Chronic Disease Convergence Research, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7120-1809
Han Byul JangDepartment of Chronic Disease Convergence Research, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5826-1698
Keun-Sang YumDepartment of Family Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. yks6303@catholic.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0109-8965

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Abstract

The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is higher than that among typically developing children and adolescents. However, very few studies have explored the genetic factors associated with obesity in children and adolescents with ASD. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the associations between 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) gene polymorphisms and obesity among children and adolescents with ASD. The study participants consisted of 33 children and adolescents with ASD and 271 age- and sex-matched typically developing controls. We compared the metabolic traits (body mass index, blood pressure, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, and fasting glucose levels) between the ASD and control group. Furthermore, we assessed the genotypes of rs12654264 in the HMGCR gene within the participants with ASD, and compared metabolic traits among the different allele subgroups. The mean body mass index (BMI) and triglyceride level of the ASD group were significantly higher than those of the control group. Within the ASD group, the triglyceride level of participants with rs12654264-T alleles was significantly higher than that of participants with A-alleles. A pattern of increasing values in the BMI and fasting glucose was also observed in participants with T allele. This is the first study to show that obesity in children and adolescents with ASD is associated with the cholesterol synthesis pathway. Future studies are needed to further clarify the molecular mechanisms by which the HMGCR gene influences metabolic traits.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderHydroxymethylglutaryl CoA ReductasesLipid MetabolismPediatric ObesityAdolescentChildHumansPolymorphism, GeneticHMGCR protein, humanHydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme a reductaseAdolescenceAutism spectrum disorderLipid metabolismObesitySingle-nucleotide polymorphism

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