2020
Association of a glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor gene variant with glucose response to a mixed meal
Mashayekhi M, Wilson JR, Jafarian‐Kerman S, Nian H, Yu C, Shuey MM, Luther JM, Brown NJ. Association of a glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor gene variant with glucose response to a mixed meal. Diabetes Obesity And Metabolism 2020, 23: 281-286. PMID: 33001556, PMCID: PMC8142152, DOI: 10.1111/dom.14216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucagon-like peptide-1Endogenous glucagon-like peptide-1DPP-4 inhibitor sitagliptinDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsType 2 diabetes mellitusIntact GLP-1 levelsMixed-meal studyGLP-1 levelsPostprandial glucose excursionsPeptidase-4 inhibitorsDPP-4 inhibitionMetabolic responseGLP-1 receptorReceptor gene variantsSitagliptin treatmentDiabetes mellitusMeal studyPostprandial glucoseInhibitor sitagliptinGlucose excursionsMixed mealPeptide-1Glucose responseGenotype groupsGene variants
2015
A prevalent caveolin-1 gene variant is associated with the metabolic syndrome in Caucasians and Hispanics
Baudrand R, Goodarzi MO, Vaidya A, Underwood PC, Williams JS, Jeunemaitre X, Hopkins PN, Brown N, Raby BA, Lasky-Su J, Adler GK, Cui J, Guo X, Taylor KD, Chen YD, Xiang A, Raffel LJ, Buchanan TA, Rotter JI, Williams GH, Pojoga LH. A prevalent caveolin-1 gene variant is associated with the metabolic syndrome in Caucasians and Hispanics. Metabolism 2015, 64: 1674-1681. PMID: 26475177, PMCID: PMC4641791, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2015.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinor allele carriersAllele carriersMetabolic syndromeInsulin resistanceHigher oddsHigher Framingham risk scoreFramingham risk scoreGene variantsNon-obese subjectsMinor allele carrier statusAllele carrier statusHyperPATH cohortLow HDLMetS diagnosisMetS riskObese subjectsMulticenter studyObesity statusSimilar BMIRisk scoreHispanic cohortClinical implicationsHispanic participantsCohortCarrier status
2012
Polymorphisms in the serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 gene are associated with blood pressure and renin response to dietary salt intake
Rao AD, Sun B, Saxena A, Hopkins PN, Jeunemaitre X, Brown NJ, Adler GK, Williams JS. Polymorphisms in the serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 gene are associated with blood pressure and renin response to dietary salt intake. Journal Of Human Hypertension 2012, 27: 176-180. PMID: 22648267, PMCID: PMC3463709, DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2012.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersBlood PressureChi-Square DistributionEuropeFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHypertensionImmediate-Early ProteinsLinear ModelsLinkage DisequilibriumLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReninRenin-Angiotensin SystemSodium Chloride, DietaryUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsDietary salt intakeBlood pressureSalt intakeSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHigher systolic blood pressureMeasurement of BPAldosterone system activityRAA system activitySystem activitySystolic blood pressureSalt-sensitive hypertensionSGK1 gene variantGlucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1Non-significant trendNormotensive populationRenin responseEpithelial sodium channelHuman hypertensionGenotype statusStudy populationDistal nephronHypertensionAdditive genetic modelSodium channelsGene variants