Association between the Growth Hormone Receptor Exon 3 Polymorphism and Metabolic Factors in Korean Patients with Acromegaly
Endocrinology and Metabolism
;
: 312-317, 2015.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-153725
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study investigated the association between the frequency of growth hormone receptor (GHR) exon 3 polymorphism (exon 3 deletion; d3-GHR) and metabolic factors in patients with acromegaly in Korea.METHODS:
DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood of 30 unrelated patients with acromegaly. GHR genotypes were evaluated by polymerase chain reaction and correlated with demographic data and laboratory parameters.RESULTS:
No patient had the d3/d3 genotype, while four (13.3%) had the d3/fl genotype, and 26 (86.7%) had the fl/fl genotype. Body mass index (BMI) in patients with the d3/fl genotype was significantly higher than in those with the fl/fl genotype (P=0.001). Age, gender, blood pressure, insulin-like growth factor-1, growth hormone, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels showed no significant differences between the two genotypes.CONCLUSION:
The d3-GHR polymorphism may be associated with high BMI but not with other demographic characteristics or laboratory parameters.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Triglycerides
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Acromegaly
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Blood Glucose
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Blood Pressure
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Receptors, Somatotropin
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DNA
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Growth Hormone
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Body Mass Index
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Exons
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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