Objective. Obesity is a well-known risk factor for thrombotic complications. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of thrombosis relatedABO,F5,MTHFR,andFGGgene polymorphisms in morbidly obese patients and compare them with the group of nonobese individuals.Methods. Gene polymorphisms were analyzed in 320 morbidly obese patients (BMI > 40 kg/m2) and 303 control individuals (BMI < 30 kg/m2) of European descent.ABOC>T (rs505922),F5C>G (rs6427196),MTHFRC>T (rs1801133), andFGGC>T (rs6536024) SNPs were genotyped by RT-PCR.Results. We observed a tendency forMTHFRrs1801133 TT genotype to be linked with morbid obesity when compared to CC genotype; however, the difference did not reach the significantPvalue (OR 1.84, 95% CI 0.83–4.05,P=0.129). Overall, the genotypes and alleles of rs505922, rs6427196, rs1801133, and rs6536024 SNPs had similar distribution between morbidly obese and nonobese control individuals. Distribution of height and weight means among individuals carrying different rs505922, rs6427196, rs1801133, and rs6536024 genotypes did not differ significantly.Conclusions. Gene polymorphismsABOC>T (rs505922),F5C>G (rs6427196),MTHFRC>T (rs1801133), andFGGC>T (rs6536024) were not associated with height, weight, or morbid obesity among European subjects.
Investigation of Gene Polymorphisms of Vaspin, Visfatin and Chemerin in Diabetic Obese and Non-Diabetic Obese Patients.