Genetic variants in leptin: Determinants of obesity and leptin levels in South Indian population.

ABSTRACT: The revelation of leptin action mechanisms has led to various attempts to establish the association of polymorphisms in the leptin gene with obesity-related phenotypes. But, outcomes have been contradicting, which made the information on the role of the leptin gene in regulating the mechanism of pathophysiology of obesity inexplicable. Moreover, none of the studies are known to have similar implications on the Indian population. To address such contradictions, our study aims to evaluate the association of leptin gene polymorphism with obesity and leptin levels in a South Indian Population. A total of 304 cases (BMI≥27.5) and 309 controls (BMI≤23) from local inhabitants of Mysore, Karnataka were recruited for the study. The leptin gene variants rs7799039, rs2167270 and rs4731426 independent

SUBMITTER: Dasgupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4496968 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature