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The effects of the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-?2 gene on insulin sensitivity and insulin metabolism interact with size at birth

The effects of the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-?2 gene on insulin sensitivity and insulin metabolism interact with size at birth
The effects of the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-?2 gene on insulin sensitivity and insulin metabolism interact with size at birth
Type 2 diabetes is known to be associated with a small body size at birth. Body size at birth is an indicator of the intrauterine environment. There is also a well-established association between the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-?2 gene and type 2 diabetes. We therefore assessed whether the effects of the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the PPAR-?2 gene on insulin sensitivity and insulin concentrations in adult life are modified by size at birth. We found that the effects of the Pro12Pro and Pro12Ala polymorphisms of the PPAR-?2 gene in elderly people depended on their body size at birth. The well-known association between small body size at birth and insulin resistance was seen only in individuals with the high-risk Pro12Pro allele. In those who had low birth weight, the Pro12Pro polymorphism of the PPAR-?2 gene was associated with increased insulin resistance (P < 0.002) and elevated insulin concentrations (P < 0.003). These interactions between the effects of the Pro12Ala polymorphisms of the PPAR-?2 gene on adult traits and the effects of birth weight link two previously unknown associations together within the context of type 2 diabetes. We suggest that these findings reflect gene-environment interaction.
0012-1797
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Eriksson, Johan G.
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Uusitupa, Matti
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Forsen, Tom J.
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Laakso, Markku
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Osmond, Clive
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Barker, David J. P.
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Eriksson, Johan G.
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Uusitupa, Matti
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Forsen, Tom J.
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Laakso, Markku
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Osmond, Clive
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Barker, David J. P.
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Eriksson, Johan G., Lindi, Virpi, Uusitupa, Matti, Forsen, Tom J., Laakso, Markku, Osmond, Clive and Barker, David J. P. (2002) The effects of the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-?2 gene on insulin sensitivity and insulin metabolism interact with size at birth. Diabetes, 51 (7), 2321-2324.

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Type 2 diabetes is known to be associated with a small body size at birth. Body size at birth is an indicator of the intrauterine environment. There is also a well-established association between the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-?2 gene and type 2 diabetes. We therefore assessed whether the effects of the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the PPAR-?2 gene on insulin sensitivity and insulin concentrations in adult life are modified by size at birth. We found that the effects of the Pro12Pro and Pro12Ala polymorphisms of the PPAR-?2 gene in elderly people depended on their body size at birth. The well-known association between small body size at birth and insulin resistance was seen only in individuals with the high-risk Pro12Pro allele. In those who had low birth weight, the Pro12Pro polymorphism of the PPAR-?2 gene was associated with increased insulin resistance (P < 0.002) and elevated insulin concentrations (P < 0.003). These interactions between the effects of the Pro12Ala polymorphisms of the PPAR-?2 gene on adult traits and the effects of birth weight link two previously unknown associations together within the context of type 2 diabetes. We suggest that these findings reflect gene-environment interaction.

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Published date: 2002
Additional Information: Brief Genetics Report

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Local EPrints ID: 25469
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/25469
ISSN: 0012-1797
PURE UUID: 659abb2e-0556-442e-84fb-2d3ee66f1960
ORCID for Clive Osmond: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-4655

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Date deposited: 12 Apr 2006
Last modified: 23 Jul 2022 01:39

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Author: Johan G. Eriksson
Author: Virpi Lindi
Author: Matti Uusitupa
Author: Tom J. Forsen
Author: Markku Laakso
Author: Clive Osmond ORCID iD
Author: David J. P. Barker

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