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Journal Article
Polymorphisms in FTO and MAF Genes and Birth Weight, BMI, Ponderal Index, Weight Gain in a Large Cohort of Infants with a Birth Weight below 1500 Grams
2013
Overview
The FTO gene, located on chromosome 16q12.2, and the MAF gene, located on chromosome 16q22-23, were identified as genes harboring common variants with an impact on obesity predisposition. We studied the association of common variants with birth weight, gain of body weight, body mass index (BMI), Ponderal index and relevant neonatal outcomes in a large German cohort of infants with a birth weight below 1500 grams.
The single nucleotide polymorphisms rs9939609 (FTO gene) and rs1424233 (MAF gene) were genotyped using allelic discrimination assays in a prospective multicenter cohort study conducted in 15 neonatal intensive care units in Germany from September 2003 until January 2008. DNA samples were extracted from buccal swabs according to standard protocols.
1946 infants were successfully genotyped at FTO and 2149 infants at MAF. Allele frequencies were not significantly different from other European cohorts. The polymorphisms were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The polymorphisms did not show associations with birth weight, BMI and Ponderal Index at discharge, and weight gain, neither testing for a dominant, additive nor for a recessive model.
Since an association of the polymorphisms with weight gain has been demonstrated in multiple populations, the lack of association in a population of preterm infants with regular tube feeding after birth and highly controlled feeding volumes provides evidence for the hypothesis that these polymorphisms affect food intake behavior and hunger rather than metabolism and energy consumption.
Publisher
Public Library of Science,Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subject
/ Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO - genetics
/ Biology
/ DNA
/ Ethics
/ Feeding
/ Female
/ Fto gene
/ Genes
/ Genomes
/ Humans
/ Hunger
/ Infant
/ Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
/ Infants
/ Male
/ Medicine
/ Neonates
/ Obesity
/ Pancreas
/ Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-maf - genetics
/ Single-nucleotide polymorphism
/ Studies
