OBJECTIVES: To investigate the role of a polymorphism in codon 27 (Gln27Glu) of the beta 2-adrenoceptor gene for obesity in males compared to previously investigated females with an association of this polymorphism to obesity. DESIGN: Population-based study. SETTING: Medical department at a University Hospital. SUBJECTS: A total of 138 non-related Swedish males with body mass indexes (BMI) in the range 19.4-53.4 kg m-2 were recruited as: healthy volunteers, healthy obese subjects and subjects undergoing surgery for uncomplicated gallstone or abdominal hernia. In order to investigate the impact of gender, the results were compared with a subset of an earlier investigated female population of 109 Swedish females. Obesity was defined as a BMI > 27 kg m-2. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Genotype examination of beta 2-adrenoceptor polymorphism in codon 27 with polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism. RESULTS: The allele frequency of Gln27 and Glu27 did not differ between males and females when obese and non-obese subjects were investigated together. However, in obese males, the frequency of the Glu27 allele was significantly decreased (P = 0.034), whereas the frequency of this allele was increased in obese females (P = 0.013). No impact of the female androgen status on the distribution of the Gln27Glu polymorphism could be demonstrated in the obese females. CONCLUSION: A positive association between obesity and the Glu27 genetic variant in the beta 2-adrenoceptor exists in females, whereas in males there is a negative correlation between Glu27 and obesity. The findings suggest that different genetic factors contribute to obesity in males and females.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the role of a polymorphism in codon 27 (Gln27Glu) of the beta 2-adrenoceptor gene for obesity in males compared to previously investigated females with an association of this polymorphism to obesity. DESIGN: Population-based study. SETTING: Medical department at a University Hospital. SUBJECTS: A total of 138 non-related Swedish males with body mass indexes (BMI) in the range 19.4-53.4 kg m-2 were recruited as: healthy volunteers, healthy obese subjects and subjects undergoing surgery for uncomplicated gallstone or abdominal hernia. In order to investigate the impact of gender, the results were compared with a subset of an earlier investigated female population of 109 Swedish females. Obesity was defined as a BMI > 27 kg m-2. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Genotype examination of beta 2-adrenoceptor polymorphism in codon 27 with polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism. RESULTS: The allele frequency of Gln27 and Glu27 did not differ between males and females when obese and non-obese subjects were investigated together. However, in obese males, the frequency of the Glu27 allele was significantly decreased (P = 0.034), whereas the frequency of this allele was increased in obese females (P = 0.013). No impact of the female androgen status on the distribution of the Gln27Glu polymorphism could be demonstrated in the obese females. CONCLUSION: A positive association between obesity and the Glu27 genetic variant in the beta 2-adrenoceptor exists in females, whereas in males there is a negative correlation between Glu27 and obesity. The findings suggest that different genetic factors contribute to obesity in males and females.
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