AUTHOR=Gui Weiwei , Liang Julong , Lin Xihua , Shi Nanjing , Zhu Yiyi , Tan Bowen , Li Hong 

TITLE=Association of Genetic Variants in IGF2-Related Genes With Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in the Chinese Han Population

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Endocrinology

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.654747

DOI=10.3389/fendo.2021.654747

ISSN=1664-2392

ABSTRACT=Abstract
Aims: To explore associations between polymorphisms of IGF2-related genes including H19, IGF2, IGF2BP2 and IGF2R and Metabolic syndrome (MetS) susceptibility in the Chinese Han population.
Methods: 66 subjects with MetS and 257 control subjects were collected for inclusion in a case-control study. PCR-RFLP was used to investigate polymorphisms in the H19, IGF2, IGF2BP2 and IGF2R genes.
Results: Females carrying the GG and AG genotypes of rs680 (IGF2) exhibited a lower risk of MetS, compared with those harboring AA (adjusted OR=0.388, p=0.027), while GG and AG genotypes were associated with lower fasting glucose and HbA1c. In males, the Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) and the level of TG were significantly higher in GG and AG genotypes than in the AA genotype of rs680 in IGF2. Levels of HDL-c were lower in men with GG and AG genotypes compared with those carrying the AA genotype. Finally, multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) analysis identified interactions between four polymorphisms: rs3741279 (H19), rs680 (IGF2), rs1470579 (IGF2BP2) and rs629849 (IGF2R).  
Conclusions: Our study suggests that IGF2-related genes including H19, IGF2, IGF2BP2 and IGF2R genes may play pivotal roles in the development of MetS.