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Positive Association of Metabolic Syndrome with a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of Syndecan-3 (rs2282440) in the Taiwanese Population.

Betty Chia-Chen ChangLee-Ching HwangWei-Hsin Huang
Published in: International journal of endocrinology (2018)
SDC3 rs2282440 polymorphism is positively associated with MetS in the Taiwanese population. Further investigation is needed to see if this association is mediated by mere adiposity or SDC3 polymorphism is also linked with other components of MetS such as lipid metabolism.
Keyphrases
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • uric acid
  • physical activity
  • adipose tissue
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • weight loss