Abstract
The beta 3-adrenergic receptor (beta 3AR) is expressed in visceral fat and is a regulator of resting metabolic rate, thermogenesis, and lipolysis. We genotyped 61 unrelated Mexican Americans for a variant in the beta 3AR gene (codon 64 TGGTrp-->CGGArg; TRP64ARG). The allele frequency was 0.13. The TRP64ARG variant was significantly associated with an earlier age of onset of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (41.3 +/- 4.6 years vs 55.6 +/- 2.6 years; P < 0.02) and in non-diabetics, with elevated 2-h insulin levels during an oral glucose tolerance test (810 +/- 120 pmol/l vs 384 +/- 6 pmol/l; P < 0.005). Non-diabetic subjects with the variant allele tended to have higher body mass indices (BMI), waist-to-hip ratios, and diastolic blood pressures. The study group was expanded to include 421 related subjects from 31 families in the San Antonio Family Diabetes Study. Using a measured genotype analysis approach to estimate genotype-specific means for each trait, those who were homozygous for the TRP64ARG variant had significantly higher 2-h insulin levels (P = 0.036) and trends towards higher BMI compared to the other two genotypes. We detected no associations of these traits in the TRP64ARG heterozygotes in the larger group. W...Continue Reading
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