rs7649121

This is a downstream gene variant variant in the ADIPOQ gene.

Research that mentions this SNP (1)

The association of SNPs in ADIPOQ, ADIPOR1, and ADIPOR2 with insulin sensitivity in a cohort of adolescents and their parents
AssociationN=703Laura J. Rasmussen-Torvik et al.(2009)· Human Genetics

This case-control association study examined 41 tag and candidate SNPs in the adiponectin (ADIPOQ) and its receptor genes (ADIPOR1, ADIPOR2) in relation to insulin sensitivity measured by euglycemic clamp in 584 white and 119 African American adolescents and their parents (n=703 total). One SNP in ADIPOQ (rs822393, p=0.0034) reached corrected significance threshold in whites and accounted for 1.9% of variance in insulin sensitivity; four additional ADIPOQ SNPs (rs4632532, rs266729, rs182052, rs7649121) showed suggestive associations (p<0.05). Two SNPs in ADIPOR1 showed suggestive associations in African Americans. The results suggest genetic variants in adiponectin pathway genes influence insulin sensitivity, with age potentially modifying the effect.

Traits studied:Insulin resistanceInsulin sensitivityObesity

About ADIPOQ

This gene is expressed in adipose tissue exclusively. It encodes a protein with similarity to collagens X and VIII and complement factor C1q. The encoded protein circulates in the plasma and is involved with metabolic and hormonal processes. Mutations in this gene are associated with adiponectin deficiency. Multiple alternatively spliced variants, encoding the same protein, have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2010]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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