Positive Association of Obesity with Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Syndecan 3 in the Korean Population
- Author(s)
- Eunyoung Ha; Mi-Ja Kim; Bong-Keun Choi; Jung-Jae Rho; Dong-Jae Oh; Tae-Hoon Rho; Kyu-Hyun Kim; Hee Jae Lee; Dong-Hoon Shin; Sung Vin Yim; Hyung Hwan Baik; Joo-Ho Chung; Jong Woo Kim
- Keimyung Author(s)
- Shin, Dong Hoon; Ha, Eun Young
- Department
- Dept. of Biochemistry (생화학)
Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학)
Institute for Medical Science (의과학연구소)
- Journal Title
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Issued Date
- 2006
- Volume
- 91
- Issue
- 12
- Abstract
- Context: Very recently the unforeseen role of syndecan 3 (SDC3), a family of membrane-bound heparin sulfate proteoglycans, in the regulation of energy balance has been discovered in the Sdc3 null female mice.
Objective: The objective of the study was to test the hypothesis that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in SDC3 are associated with obesity in the Korean population.
Design/Setting/Subjects: We conducted a population-based cohort study consisting of 229 control and 245 study subjects and a second independent study consisting of 192 control and 115 study subjects.
Main Outcome Measurement: Body mass index (BMI) was measured.
Results: First, Sdc3 mRNA expression in the brain of ob/ob mice was profoundly increased, compared with control mice. Next, all three nonsynonymous SNPs [T271I (rs2282440, C>T), D245N (rs4949184, C>T), and V150I (rs2491132, C>T)] in the SDC3 gene in control female subjects (BMI < 23, n = 229) and obese female subjects (BMI > 30, n = 245) were genotyped. We demonstrated the presence of clear ethnic differences in three nonsynonymous SDC3 SNPs among African-Americans, Chinese, Europeans, and Koreans. Of three SNPs in SDC3, rs4949184 was not associated with obesity and the other two SNPs (rs2282440 and rs2491132) were strongly associated with obesity (P < 0.0001), and the results were confirmed in the second independent study group. Haplotype analysis also revealed strong association with obesity (χ2 = 76.92, P < 0.000001).
Conclusions: There are ethnic differences in the SDC3 polymorphisms, and the polymorphisms are strongly associated with obesity.
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