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Association of the IL6 Gene Polymorphism with Component Features of Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Subjects

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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Obesity is a component of the metabolic syndrome. Several genetic variants are reported to be associated with obesity and hypo adiponectinemia, including ars1800796 polymorphism of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene. Since obesity is associated with inflammatory factors, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between this polymorphism and MetS and its related features. Obese patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 (n = 182) were recruited into this study and divided into two groups; 110 patients with MetS, based on the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria, and 72 subjects without MetS. The anthropometric and biochemical data for the groups were compared. Genotyping was carried out using RT-PCR. The association of the genetic polymorphism with MetS and its components were assessed using univariate and multivariate analyzes. There was an association between the presence of the rs1800796polymorphism of the IL-6 gene, with BMI (P = 0.031), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) (P = 0.010) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (P = 0.037), while this genetic variant did not show any significant association with the presence of MetS as defined by the IDF. We demonstrate an association between the rs1800796 genetic variant of the IL-6 gene with components of MetS including BMI, and HDL-cholesterol, but not the MetS itself. Therefore, supporting further studies are warranted to investigate this point in a larger population.

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  1. Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 99199-91766, Mashhad, Iran

    Elham Barati, Hamideh Ghazizadeh, Fatemeh Sadabadi, Amir Avan & Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

  2. Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

    Elham Kazemi

  3. Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical Education, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9PH, Sussex, UK

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Barati, E., Ghazizadeh, H., Sadabadi, F. et al. Association of the IL6 Gene Polymorphism with Component Features of Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Subjects. Biochem Genet 57, 695–708 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-019-09913-5

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