Identification of a New Single-nucleotide Polymorphism within the Apolipoprotein A5 Gene, Which is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome
نویسندگان
1 Department of Genetics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
2 Department of Genetics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahrekord University; Research Institute of Biotechnology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
3 Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Department of Paediatrics, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Noncommunicable Disease, Isfahan, Iran
5 Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine; Applied Physiology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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چکیده
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common disorder which is a constellation of clinical features including abdominal obesity, increased level of serum triglycerides (TGs) and decrease of serum high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), elevated blood pressure, and glucose intolerance. The apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) is involved in lipid metabolism, influencing the level of plasma TG and HDL-C. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the associations between four INDEL variants of APOA5 gene and the MetS risk. Materials and Methods: In this case–control study, we genotyped 116 Iranian children and adolescents with/without MetS by using Sanger sequencing method for these INDELs. Then, we explored the association of INDELs with MetS risk and their clinical components by logistic regression and one-way analysis of variance analyses. Results: We identified a novel insertion polymorphism, c. *282–283 insAG/c. *282–283 insG variant, which appears among case and control groups. rs72525532 showed a significant difference for TG levels between various genotype groups. In addition, there were significant associations between newly identified single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and rs72525532 with MetS risk. Conclusions: These results show that rs72525532 and the newly identified SNP may influence the susceptibility of the individuals to MetS.
