Insulin resistance after precocious pubarche: relation to PAI-1-675 4G/5G polymorphism, and opposing influences of prenatal and postnatal weight gain.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
; 67(4): 493-9, 2007 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-17555513
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The common promoter -675 4G/5G insertion/deletion polymorphism (indel) in the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene has been associated with quantitative components of the metabolic syndrome. We hypothesized that this polymorphism is associated with precocious pubarche (PP), a population known to be at risk for hyperinsulinaemic hyperandrogenism.DESIGN:
A cross-sectional, hospital-based study. PATIENTS A total of 115 control and 182 PP Catalan girls and young women. MEASUREMENTS Subjects were genotyped for the -675 4G/5G indel in the PAI-1 gene. Insulin resistance and insulin secretion were estimated by the homeostasis model assessment.RESULTS:
Genotype frequencies for the PAI-1-675 4G/5G indel (4G4G, 4G5G and 5G5G) were similar in control and PP subjects (24%vs. 27%, 50%vs. 47%, and 26%vs. 26%, respectively; P = 0.85) and these frequencies were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The 5G allele, however, was associated with insulin resistance in both postmenarcheal control and PP subjects (P < 0.01 for pooled postmenarcheal subjects, N = 122). The coexistence with the at-risk genotype of both a low birthweight (standard deviation score, SDS < -1.0) and a high body mass index (BMI) at time of the study (SDS > +1.0) resulted in a noteworthy increase (P < 0.001) in insulin resistance.CONCLUSION:
The common promoter -675 4G/5G indel of the PAI-1 gene is not associated with PP but, in Catalan young women, the 5G allele enhances the risk for insulin resistance imposed by the sequence of a low birth weight (LBW) and a high BMI.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Polymorphism, Genetic
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Puberty, Precocious
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Infant, Low Birth Weight
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Insulin Resistance
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Weight Gain
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Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain