Genetic variation in 9p21 is associated with fasting insulin in women but not men.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the 9p21 region have been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), but previous studies have focussed on older populations. The objective of this study was to determine the association between 9p21 genotypes and biomarkers of CVD risk in young adults from different ethnocultural groups.

Methods

Subjects were 1,626 participants aged 20-29 years from the Toronto Nutrigenomics and Health Study. Fasting blood was collected to measure glucose, insulin, c-reactive protein and serum lipids, as well as to isolate DNA for genotyping subjects for five SNPs in 9p21. Analyses were conducted for the entire population and separately for women (n = 1,109), men (n = 517), Caucasians (n = 771), East Asians (n = 561) South Asians (n =

SUBMITTER: Mahdavi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6107190 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature