Genetics of obesity
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Like many other medical conditions, obesity is the result of an interplay between environmental and genetic factors.[2][3] Studies have identified variants in several genes that may contribute to weight gain and body fat distribution; although, only in a few cases are genes the primary cause of obesity.[4][5]
Polymorphisms in various genes controlling appetite and metabolism predispose to obesity under certain dietary conditions. The percentage of obesity that can be attributed to genetics varies widely, depending on the population examined, from 6% to 85%,[6] with the typical estimate at 50%. It is likely that in each person a number of genes contribute to the likelihood of developing obesity in small part, with each gene increasing or decreasing the odds marginally, and together determining how an individual responds to the environmental factors.[7] As of 2006, more than 41 sites on the human genome have been linked to the development of obesity when a favorable environment is present.[8] Some of these obesogenic (weight gain) or leptogenic (weight loss) genes may influence the obese individual's response to weight loss or weight management.[9]
Genes
Although genetic deficiencies are currently considered rare, variations in these genes may predispose to common obesity.[10][11][12] Many candidate genes are highly expressed in the central nervous system.[13]
Several additional loci have been identified.[14] Also, several quantitative trait loci for BMI have been identified.
Confirmed and hypothesized associations include:
| Condition | OMIM
|
Locus | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| leptin deficiency | 164160 | 7q31.3 | |
| leptin receptor deficiency | 601007 | 1p31 | |
| Ghrelin | 605353 | 3p25.3 | |
| Ghrelin receptor | 601898 | 3q26.31 | |
prohormone convertase-1 deficiency
|
600955 | 5q15-q21 | |
| proopiomelanocortin deficiency | 609734 | 2p23.3 | |
MC4R[15] )
|
155541 | 18q22 | |
| BMIQ1 | 7q32.3 | near D7S1804[16] | |
| BMIQ2 | 13q14 | near D13S257[16] | |
| BMIQ3 | 6q23-q25 | near D6S1009, GATA184A08, D6S2436, and D6S305[17] | |
| BMIQ4 | 11q24 | near D11S1998, D11S4464, and D11S912[17] | |
| BMIQ5 | 16p13 | near ATA41E04[18] | |
| BMIQ6 | 20pter-p11.2 | near D20S482[18] | |
| INSIG2[15] | 2q14.1 | ||
| FTO[15] | 16q12.2 | Adults who were homozygous for a particular FTO allele weighed about 3 kilograms more and had a 1.6-fold greater rate of obesity than those who had not inherited this trait.[19] This association disappeared, though, when those with FTO polymorphisms participated in moderately intensive physical activity equivalent to three to four hours of brisk walking.[20]
| |
| TMEM18[15] | 2p25.3 | ||
| GNPDA2[15] | 4p13 | ||
| NEGR1[15] | 1p31.1 | ||
BDNF[15]
|
11p13 | ||
| KCTD15[15] | 19q13.12 | KCTD15 plays a role in transcriptional repression of AP-2α, which in turn, inhibits the activity of C/EBPα, an early inducer of adipogenesis.[21] | |
| KLF14[22] | ? | Although it does not play a role in the formation of fat itself, it does determine the location on the body where this fat is stored. | |
| SH2B1[23] | 16p11.2 | ||
| MTCH2[23] | 11p11.2 | ||
PCSK1[23]
|
5q15-q21 | ||
| NPC1[24] | 18q11-q12 | ||
| LYPLAL1[25] | 616548 | 1q41 | Disputed metabolic function of being either a |
CB1[28]
|
114610 | 6q15 | |
NPY5R[29]
|
602001 | 4q32.2 |
Some studies have focused upon inheritance patterns without focusing upon specific genes. One study found that 80% of the offspring of two obese parents were obese, in contrast to less than 10% of the offspring of two parents who were of normal weight.[30]
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Numerous studies of laboratory rodents provide strong evidence that genetics play an important role in obesity.[33][34]
The risk of obesity is determined by not only specific genotypes but also gene-gene interactions. However, there are still challenges associated with detecting gene-gene interactions for obesity.[35]
Genes protective against obesity
There are also genes that can be protective against obesity. For instance, in GPR75 variants were identified as such alleles in ~640,000 sequenced exomes which may be relevant to e.g. therapeutic strategies against obesity.[36][37] Other candidate anti-obesity-related genes include ALK,[38] TBC1D1,[39] and SRA1.[40]
Genetic syndromes
The term "non-syndromic obesity" is sometimes used to exclude these conditions.[41] In people with early-onset severe obesity (defined by an onset before 10 years of age and body mass index over three standard deviations above normal), 7% harbor a single locus mutation.[42]
See also
Related:
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