The correlation between the adiponectin gene SNP+276G/T, SNP+45T/G with metabolic syndrome

Two hundred and twenty-four patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) and 200 subjects as normal controls were included in this study.Genotyping of +276G/T,+45T/G SNPs in apM1 gene was made by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique,and then the distribution and differences in genotypes and allele frequencies in the population were observed.It was found that the G/T polymorphism of +276 site was associated with MS,while +45 T/G polymorphism had nothing to do with MS.It is suggested that the +276G/T polymorphism may be a predisposing factor of MS. Key words: Adiponectin ;  Polymorphism ;  single nucleotide ;  Metabolic syndrome