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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-20
pubmed:abstractText
Fatty acids play important biological roles in cells. The precise mechanism whereby fatty acids cross the plasma membrane is still poorly understood. They can cross membranes because of their hydrophobic properties and/or be transported by specific proteins. Recently, a gene coding for fatty acid transport protein 1 (FATP1), an integral plasma membrane protein implicated in this process, was cloned in humans. We screened the gene by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and detected an A/G polymorphism in intron 8. We analyzed the potential relations of this genetic polymorphism with various obesity markers and with plasma lipid profiles in a random sample of 1144 French subjects aged 35 to 64 years. We detected statistically significant associations between this FATP1 A/G polymorphism and an increase in plasma triglyceride levels, mainly in women. These results suggest that genetic variability in the FATP1 gene may affect lipid metabolism, especially in women, and reinforce the potential implication of FATP1 in lipid homeostasis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1079-5642
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1330-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Fatty Acid Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Fatty Acids, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-France, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Membrane Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Sex Characteristics, pubmed-meshheading:10807750-Triglycerides
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Intronic polymorphism in the fatty acid transport protein 1 gene is associated with increased plasma triglyceride levels in a French population.
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, INSERM U.508, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't