PLoS ONE (Jan 2022)

Prevalence of uncoupling protein one genetic polymorphisms and their relationship with cardiovascular and metabolic health.

  • Petros C Dinas,
  • Eleni Nintou,
  • Maria Vliora,
  • Anna E Pravednikova,
  • Paraskevi Sakellariou,
  • Agata Witkowicz,
  • Zaur M Kachaev,
  • Victor V Kerchev,
  • Svetlana N Larina,
  • James Cotton,
  • Anna Kowalska,
  • Paraskevi Gkiata,
  • Alexandra Bargiota,
  • Zaruhi A Khachatryan,
  • Anahit A Hovhannisyan,
  • Mariya A Antonosyan,
  • Sona Margaryan,
  • Anna Partyka,
  • Pawel Bogdanski,
  • Monika Szulinska,
  • Matylda Kregielska-Narozna,
  • Rafał Czepczyński,
  • Marek Ruchała,
  • Anna Tomkiewicz,
  • Levon Yepiskoposyan,
  • Lidia Karabon,
  • Yulii Shidlovskii,
  • George S Metsios,
  • Andreas D Flouris

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266386
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 4
p. e0266386

Abstract

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Contribution of UCP1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to susceptibility for cardiometabolic pathologies (CMP) and their involvement in specific risk factors for these conditions varies across populations. We tested whether UCP1 SNPs A-3826G, A-1766G, Ala64Thr and A-112C are associated with common CMP and their risk factors across Armenia, Greece, Poland, Russia and United Kingdom. This case-control study included genotyping of these SNPs, from 2,283 Caucasians. Results were extended via systematic review and meta-analysis. In Armenia, GA genotype and A allele of Ala64Thr displayed ~2-fold higher risk for CMP compared to GG genotype and G allele, respectively (p0.05). Concluding, the studied SNPs could be associated with the most common CMP and their risk factors in some populations.