Publication: Relation of β<inf>3</inf>-adrenergic receptor gene mutation to total body fat but not percent body fat and insulin levels in Thais
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1999-01-01
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00260495
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Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. Vol.48, No.5 (1999), 564-567
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Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul, Rajata Rajatanavin, Suwannee Chanprasertyothin, Noppawan Piaseu, Laor Chailurkit, Surat Komindr, Pongamorn Bunnag, Gobchai Puavilai Relation of β<inf>3</inf>-adrenergic receptor gene mutation to total body fat but not percent body fat and insulin levels in Thais. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. Vol.48, No.5 (1999), 564-567. doi:10.1016/S0026-0495(99)90051-3 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/25364
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Relation of β<inf>3</inf>-adrenergic receptor gene mutation to total body fat but not percent body fat and insulin levels in Thais
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A Trp64Arg mutation in the β3-adrenergic receptor gene has been implicated in the pathophysiology of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and obesity. However, the findings have been controversial due to the use of different populations and different methods for the estimation of body fat. In the present study, the prevalence of Trp64Arg mutation of the β3- adrenergic receptor gene was determined and its relation to body fat as assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) was evaluated in Thai men and women. The effect on insulin sensitivity as assessed by the serum insulin to glucose ratio was also examined. The subjects were 76 men and 135 women aged 20 to 80 years. Body fat and its regional distribution were assessed by DEXA. Mutation in the β3-adrenergic receptor gene was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. Fifty-nine subjects (28.0%) had the Trp64Arg mutation in the β3-adrenergic receptor gene; 54 (25.6%) were heterozygotes and five (2.4%) were homozygotes. The gene frequency of Trp64Arg mutation was 15.2% in these subjects. In women, Trp64Arg mutation was not associated with the difference in total body fat (Trp/Arg or Arg/Arg, 19.4 ± 1.0 kg; Trp/Trp, 19.2 ± 0.6 kg) or percent body fat (Trp/Arg or Arg/Arg, 34.6% ± 1.2%; Trp/Trp, 34.3% ± 0.6%). In contrast to the findings in women, men with Trp64Arg mutation had lower total body fat after controlling for age (Trp/Arg or Arg/Arg, 13.2 ± 1.1 kg; Trp/Trp, 15.8 ± 0.7 kg; P < .05). However, no difference was found in percent body fat (Trp/Arg or Arg/Arg, 20.9% ± 1.3%; Trp/Trp, 23.3% ± 0.7%). No difference in the fasting insulin resistance index (FIRI) was found between subjects with and without Trp64Arg mutation. The data suggest that Trp64Arg mutation of the β3-adrenergic receptor is common in Thais and appears to exert effects on total body fat but not percent body fat in men. Trp64Arg mutation is not associated with insulin resistance as assessed by the FIRI in Thais.