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The visfatin (PBEF1) G-948T gene polymorphism is associated with increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in obese subjects.

Johansson, Lina LU ; Johansson, Lovisa LU and Ridderstråle, Martin LU (2008) In Metabolism, Clinical and Experimental 57(11). p.1558-1562
Abstract
The newly discovered adipokine visfatin has been hypothesized to be related to obesity and insulin resistance. In this study, we investigate if the 2 single nucleotide polymorphisms rs4730153 and G-948T are associated with obesity and/or related traits and whether they influence the messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of PBEF1 (originally the abbreviation for pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor 1) in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue (VAT and SAT). We found that obese carriers of the PBEF1 G-948T variant allele had significantly higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (GG, 1.1 [0.97-1.3] mmol/L; GT + TT, 1.3 [1.0-1.5] mmol/L; P = .02). Other than that, neither rs4730153 nor G-948T had any major impact on any of the... (More)
The newly discovered adipokine visfatin has been hypothesized to be related to obesity and insulin resistance. In this study, we investigate if the 2 single nucleotide polymorphisms rs4730153 and G-948T are associated with obesity and/or related traits and whether they influence the messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of PBEF1 (originally the abbreviation for pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor 1) in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue (VAT and SAT). We found that obese carriers of the PBEF1 G-948T variant allele had significantly higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (GG, 1.1 [0.97-1.3] mmol/L; GT + TT, 1.3 [1.0-1.5] mmol/L; P = .02). Other than that, neither rs4730153 nor G-948T had any major impact on any of the obesity-related phenotypes. There was no difference in mRNA expression between VAT and SAT (2.08 +/- 0.17 and 2.09 +/- 0.14, respectively; P = .26), but there was a nonsignificant trend toward higher PBEF1 mRNA levels in the variant allele carriers concerning both VAT and SAT for both single nucleotide polymorphisms. A significant correlation was observed between body mass index and PBEF1 mRNA expression in SAT (R = 0.37, P = .03) but not in VAT (R = 0.26, P = .12). In conclusion, PBEF1 G-948T is associated with increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; but genetic variation in PBEF1 does not seem to have a major impact on the development of obesity or on the expression of the gene. (Less)
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  title        = {{The visfatin (PBEF1) G-948T gene polymorphism is associated with increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in obese subjects.}},
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