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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
Heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) mediate many pathways including the beta-adrenergic signaling pathway. The C825T polymorphism in the gene coding for the beta3 subunit of G proteins (GNB3) has been shown to be associated with several phenotypes such as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes mellitus comprising the metabolic syndrome. The GNB3 C825T polymorphism may therefore be associated with many atherosclerosis-related phenotypes. On these grounds, we studied the C825T polymorphism in relation to atherosclerosis-related phenotypes in a large Japanese population. Analyses in general linear models showed that T carriers had a significantly wider pulse pressure (P=0.0089) as well as a significantly higher systolic blood pressure (P=0.026). In contrast, analyses in logistic regression models showed that the C825T polymorphism was not significantly associated with each of the four major classical risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (obesity, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, and diabetes mellitus). However, a significantly higher percentage of subjects had none of the four disorders in CC homozygotes than in T carriers (P=0.026). Thus, the C825T polymorphism was significantly associated with clustering of these four risk factors. Although the effect of the gene on each phenotype appears to be weak, considering the combined impact of the effects of the C825T polymorphism on risk factors, the GNB3 gene may be an important gene for human health.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
316
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
744-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of GNB3 gene with pulse pressure and clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Japanese.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Shigenobu-cho, Onsen-gun, Ehime 791-0295, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't