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Influence of maternal educational level on the association between the rs3809508 neuromedin B gene polymorphism and the risk of obesity in the HELENA study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20010906     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Neuromedin B (NMB) is a bombesin-like peptide, which inhibits food intake and modulates stress-related behaviour. An NMB gene polymorphism (P73T) has been earlier associated with obesity and abnormal eating behaviour in adults. METHODS: The association between four NMB polymorphisms and obesity-related phenotypes was investigated in the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence cross-sectional study (n=1144, 12-17-year-old European adolescents). This population was genotyped for the NMB rs1107179, rs17598561, rs3809508 and rs1051168 (P73T) polymorphisms. Obesity was defined according to Cole et al. (BMJ 2000; 320:1240-1243) criteria; eating behaviour was assessed by the Eating Behaviour and Weight Problems Inventory for Children (EWI-C) and the food choices and preferences questionnaires. Familial socioeconomic status (SES) was assessed through the parents' educational level. RESULTS: Only the genotype distribution of rs3809508 differed according to obesity status, as the TT genotype was more frequent in obese than in non-obese adolescents (8.6% vs 3.1%, P=0.05; adjusted odds ratio for obesity (95% confidence interval): 2.85 (1.11-7.31), P=0.03). Moreover, TT subjects had higher body mass index (22.8+/-4.4 kg m(-2) vs 21.3+/-3.7 kg m(-2), P=0.02), waist circumference (75.8+/-9.7 cm vs 72.2+/-9.3 cm, P=0.006), waist-to-hip ratio (0.84+/-0.14 vs 0.79+/-0.07, P<0.0001) and waist-to-height ratio (0.47+/-0.06 vs 0.44+/-0.55, P=0.002) than C allele carriers. The effects of this single nucleotide polymorphism on all anthropometric values were influenced by the maternal SES, in that a low maternal educational level aggravated the phenotype of adolescents carrying the TT genotype (interactions: P<0.02). No association with EWI-C scores was found, although sweet craving was a more frequent cause of between-meal food intake in TT subjects than in C allele carriers (24.3% vs 9.2%, P=0.01). CONCLUSION: In European adolescents, the TT genotype of the NMB rs3809508 polymorphism was associated with a higher risk of obesity. Moreover, the effects of this polymorphism on anthropometric values were influenced by the maternal educational level.
Authors:
M Pigeyre; S Bokor; M Romon; F Gottrand; C C Gilbert; J Valtueña; S Gómez-Martínez; L A Moreno; P Amouyel; J Dallongeville; A Meirhaeghe;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-12-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of obesity (2005)     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1476-5497     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Obes (Lond)     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-15     Completed Date:  2010-11-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101256108     Medline TA:  Int J Obes (Lond)     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  478-86     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
INSERM, U744, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Nord de France, UDSL, Lille, France. marie.pigeyre-2@univ-lille2.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Body Composition / genetics*
Body Mass Index
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Europe
European Continental Ancestry Group
Feeding Behavior*
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Neurokinin B / analogs & derivatives*,  genetics
Obesity / genetics*
Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics*
Questionnaires
Risk Assessment
Socioeconomic Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
86933-75-7/Neurokinin B; 87096-84-2/neuromedin B

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