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Do gene variants influencing adult adiposity affect birth weight? A population-based study of 24 loci in 4,744 Danish individuals.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21152014     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Several obesity risk alleles affecting adult adiposity have been identified by the recent wave of genome wide association studies. We aimed to examine the potential effect of these variants on fetal body composition by investigating the variants in relation to birth weight and ponderal index of the newborn.
METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Midwife records from the Danish State Archives provided information on mother's age, parity, as well as birth weight, birth length and prematurity of the newborn in 4,744 individuals of the population-based Inter99 study. Twenty-four risk alleles showing genome-wide associations with adult BMI and/or waist circumference were genotyped. None of the 24 risk variants tested showed an association with birth weight or ponderal index after correction for multiple testing. Birth weight was divided into three categories low (≤10(th) percentile), normal (10(th)-90(th) percentile) and high birth weight (≥90th percentile) to allow for non-linear associations. There was no difference in the number of risk alleles between the groups (p = 0.57). No interactions between each risk allele and birth weight in the prediction of adult BMI were observed. An obesity risk score was created by summing up risk alleles. The risk score did not associate with fetal body composition. Moreover there was no interaction between the risk score and birth weight/ponderal index in the prediction of adult BMI.
CONCLUSION: 24 common variants associated with adult adiposity did not affect or interact with birth weight among Danes suggesting that the effects of these variants predominantly arise in the post-natal life.
Authors:
Ehm A Andersson; Kasper Pilgaard; Charlotta Pisinger; Marie N Harder; Niels Grarup; Kristine Færch; Camilla Sandholt; Pernille Poulsen; Daniel R Witte; Torben Jørgensen; Allan Vaag; Oluf Pedersen; Torben Hansen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-12-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  PloS one     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1932-6203     ISO Abbreviation:  PLoS ONE     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-14     Completed Date:  2011-07-05     Revised Date:  2013-05-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101285081     Medline TA:  PLoS One     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e14190     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Hagedorn Research Institute, Gentofte, Denmark.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adiposity / genetics*
Alleles
Birth Weight
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Denmark
Female
Genetic Variation*
Genome-Wide Association Study
Genotype
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Models, Genetic
Obesity / genetics*
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Pregnancy
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