Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University College of Medicine, 1, Hallymdaehak-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 24252, Republic of Korea.
Hallym Institute of Translational Genomics & Bioinformatics, Hallym University Medical Center, 11, Gwanpyeong-ro 170beon-gil, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 14066, Republic of Korea.
Endocr J. 2021 Aug 28;68(8):889-895. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ20-0788. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
This study aimed to investigate the relationships between genetic polymorphisms of leptin/receptor genes and clinical/biochemical characteristics in children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Ninety-three GHD children and 69 age-matched normal controls were enrolled. Anthropometric measurements, bone age, and laboratory test results were obtained. Polymorphisms in the LEP gene promoter locus (LEP-2548, rs7799039) and LEPR genes (K109R, rs1137100 and Q223R, rs1137101) were analyzed using PCR-RFLP. The serum leptin levels were measured using an ELISA kit. The median height and BMI z-scores of all GHD subjects were -2.20 and -0.26, respectively, and those of normal controls were -0.30 and -0.13, respectively. The serum leptin levels were similar between GHD subjects and normal controls (p = 0.537), but those were different between the complete GHD (6.97 ng/mL) and partial GHD (4.22 ng/mL) groups (p = 0.047). There were no differences in the genotypic distributions of LEP-2548, LEPR K109R, and Q223R between GHD subjects and normal controls. However, GHD subjects with the G allele at LEP-2548 showed higher IGF-1 (p = 0.047) and IGFBP-3 SDSs (p = 0.027) than GHD subjects with the A allele. GHD subjects with the G allele at LEPR Q223R showed lower stimulated GH levels (p = 0.023) and greater height gain after 1 year of GH treatment (p = 0.034) than GHD subjects with the A allele. In conclusion, leptin/leptin receptor genes are suggested to have the role of growth-related factors, which can affect various growth responses in children who share the same disease entity.
本研究旨在探讨瘦素/受体基因的遗传多态性与生长激素缺乏症(GHD)患儿的临床/生化特征之间的关系。共纳入 93 例 GHD 患儿和 69 名年龄匹配的正常对照者。测量了人体测量学指标、骨龄和实验室检查结果。采用 PCR-RFLP 分析 LEP 基因启动子位点(LEP-2548,rs7799039)和 LEPR 基因(K109R,rs1137100 和 Q223R,rs1137101)的多态性。采用 ELISA 试剂盒检测血清瘦素水平。所有 GHD 受试者的平均身高和 BMI z 评分分别为-2.20 和-0.26,正常对照组分别为-0.30 和-0.13。GHD 受试者和正常对照组的血清瘦素水平相似(p = 0.537),但完全性 GHD(6.97ng/ml)和部分性 GHD(4.22ng/ml)组之间存在差异(p = 0.047)。LEP-2548、LEPR K109R 和 Q223R 的基因型分布在 GHD 患儿和正常对照组之间无差异。然而,LEP-2548 中的 G 等位基因的 GHD 受试者 IGF-1 水平更高(p = 0.047)和 IGFBP-3 SDS 更高(p = 0.027)。LEPR Q223R 中的 G 等位基因的 GHD 受试者刺激 GH 水平更低(p = 0.023),且 GH 治疗 1 年后身高增长更高(p = 0.034)。总之,瘦素/瘦素受体基因具有生长相关因子的作用,可影响具有相同疾病实体的儿童的各种生长反应。