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Heni, M. ; Kullmann, S. ; Ahlqvist, E.* ; Wagner, R. ; Machicao, F. ; Staiger, H. ; Häring, H.U. ; Almgren, P.* ; Groop, L.C.* ; Small, D.M.* ; Fritsche, A. ; Preissl, H.

Interaction between the obesity-risk gene FTO and the dopamine D2 receptor gene ANKK1/TaqIA on insulin sensitivity.

Diabetologia 59, 1-10 (2016)
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Aims/hypothesis: Variations in FTO are the strongest common genetic determinants of adiposity, and may partly act by influencing dopaminergic signalling in the brain leading to altered reward processing that promotes increased food intake. Therefore, we investigated the impact of such an interaction on body composition, and peripheral and brain insulin sensitivity. Methods: Participants from the Tübingen Family study (n = 2245) and the Malmö Diet and Cancer study (n = 2921) were genotyped for FTO SNP rs8050136 and ANKK1 SNP rs1800497. Insulin sensitivity in the caudate nucleus, an important reward area in the brain, was assessed by fMRI in 45 participants combined with intranasal insulin administration. Results: We found evidence of an interaction between variations in FTO and an ANKK1 polymorphism that associates with dopamine (D2) receptor density. In cases of reduced D2 receptor availability, as indicated by the ANKK1 polymorphism, FTO variation was associated with increased body fat and waist circumference and reduced peripheral insulin sensitivity. Similarly, altered central insulin sensitivity was observed in the caudate nucleus in individuals with the FTO obesity-risk allele and diminished D2 receptors. Conclusions/interpretation: The effects of variations in FTO are dependent on dopamine D2 receptor density (determined by the ANKK1 polymorphism). Carriers of both risk alleles might, therefore, be at increased risk of obesity and diabetes.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Ankk1 ; Body Fat ; Dopamine ; Fto ; Insulin Sensitivity ; Taqia; Deep Brain-stimulation; Nucleus-accumbens; Adult Obesity; Food Reward; Body-fat; Variant; Polymorphisms; Resistance; Association; Circuitry
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0012-186X
e-ISSN 1432-0428
Journal Diabetologia
Quellenangaben Volume: 59, Issue: 12, Pages: 1-10 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Springer
Publishing Place Berlin ; Heidelberg [u.a.]
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases (IDM)