FABP2, fatty acid binding protein 2, 2169

N. diseases: 65; N. variants: 2
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In particular, FTO and FABP2 gene polymorphisms were significantly associated with susceptibility to MS and obesity in this cohort. 28738793 2017
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The FABP2 Ala54Thr polymorphism was significantly associated with obesity (AT vs AA: OR = 2.633, 95%CI = 1.065-6.663, P = 0.036; TT vs AA: OR = 4.160, 95%CI = 1.609-10.757, P = 0.003) and metabolic syndrome (TT vs AA: OR = 2.273, 95%CI = 1.242-4.156, P = 0.008) by logistic regression with adjustment for covariates. 25730055 2015
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) polymorphism Ala54Thr and obesity in Pakistan: A population based study and a systematic meta-analysis. 26238699 2015
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of the Thr54 polymorphism in the FABP2 gene on obesity anthropometric parameters and cardiovascular risk factors in the fasted state in obese subjects and the allelic distribution of this polymorphism in a geographic area of Spain. 21079390 2010
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE The FABP2 gene has been proposed as a candidate gene for diabetes and obesity. 20202768 2010
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of Thr54 polymorphism in the FABP2 gene on obesity anthropometric parameters, cardiovascular risk factors, and adipocytokines in patients with presurgical morbid obesity. 19475463 2009
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE FABP2 A54T polymorphism may help identify Caucasian subjects at risk for obesity. 19324445 2009
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of Thr54 polymorphism in the FABP2 gene on obesity anthropometric parameters and cardiovascular risk factors. 17992640 2007
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Lack of association between the fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) polymorphism with obesity and insulin resistance in two aboriginal populations from Chile. 17211557 2006
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Preliminary evidence of FABP2 A54T polymorphism associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity in women from a German cohort. 16718632 2006
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In conclusion, Thr54 allele of FABP2 has associations with lower adjusted resting metabolic rate, resistance in reducing visceral white adipose tissue (WAT) and early onset of obesity in Japanese obese women. 15620432 2005
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Intestinal FABP2 A54T polymorphism: association with insulin resistance and obesity in women. 14981227 2004
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE These results therefore suggested that the effects of the FABP2 polymorphism on TG, LDL-C and body mass index were associated with gender difference and obesity amongst non-diabetic Japanese-American subjects. 14686962 2004
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Genetic variation of fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) may contribute to the high prevalence of obesity and Type II diabetes in Tonga. 12855223 2003
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE A missense mutation (A54T) in the fatty acid binding protein type 2 (FABP2) gene has been associated with insulin resistance and obesity. 11707533 2001
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Our data suggested that Ala54Thr polymorphism of the FABP2 gene is not a major contributing factor for obesity and obesity with dyslipidemia in Japanese children. 11866034 2001
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE (1) The Ala54 and Thr54 allele frequencies in Chinese were 0.71 and 0.29 respectively; (2) The FABP2-Ala54Thr variation was neither associated with fasting and post-challenged plasma glucose levels nor with NIDDM; (3) This variation was neither associated with fasting lipid profile nor with obesity; (4) The IGT subjects with genotype Thr54(+) (Thr54 homozygotes and heterozygotes) had lower fasting, 2-hour and total C-peptide levels and smaller AUC representing lesser C-peptide secretion after glucose challenge than those with genotype Thr54(-) (Ala54 homozygotes) (P = 0.04, 0.03, 0.01 and 0.01 respectively). 11593593 1999
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE These results suggest that the polymorphism at codon 54 of the FABP2 gene is not a major contributing factor to obesity and insulin resistance in Japanese subjects. 10337870 1999
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.100 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We conclude that obesity is not associated with specific variants in the FABP2 gene. 9253345 1997