A gene that consistently gets altered in obesity has been discovered by scientists.
The gene LY86 was among a group of 100 genes identified as likely contributors to obesity through genome-wide association studies comparing the DNA of thousands of obese and lean individuals, said Dr. Shaoyong Su, genetic epidemiologist at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University.
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Su looked at progressively larger groups of obese versus lean individuals and found LY86 consistently and highly chemically altered, or methylated, in the obese individuals.
"The association is solid; the methylation of this gene is important in obesity," Su said.
It's known that obesity is highly inheritable; that if parents are obese, children are at higher risk.
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"However environment, including high-fat foods and chemical exposure, can put you at risk as well," Su said.
Previously LY86 had been known as an inflammation gene and Su's studies show, in fact, that it may be contributing to more than just obesity.
He found high methylation of LY86 also was associated with increased inflammation - a risk factor for a variety of maladies such as heart disease and cancer - as well as insulin resistance, a cause of diabetes.
This association also held up among a group of about 703 subjects that, like the general public, included obese, lean and average-weight individuals.
Source: ANI
It's known that obesity is highly inheritable; that if parents are obese, children are at higher risk.
Quiz on Obesity
"We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are". - Adelle Davis There are thousands out there battling 'the bulge'. With childhood obesity on the rise even children are not spared. If your weight issues are threatening to weigh you down learn more about obesity by taking part in this quiz.
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"However environment, including high-fat foods and chemical exposure, can put you at risk as well," Su said.
Previously LY86 had been known as an inflammation gene and Su's studies show, in fact, that it may be contributing to more than just obesity.
He found high methylation of LY86 also was associated with increased inflammation - a risk factor for a variety of maladies such as heart disease and cancer - as well as insulin resistance, a cause of diabetes.
This association also held up among a group of about 703 subjects that, like the general public, included obese, lean and average-weight individuals.
Source: ANI
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