J 2024

A Tagging Polymorphism in Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated (FTO) Gene Is Associated with Sepsis Status in Children

JABANDŽIEV, Petr, Jaroslav Alois HUBACEK, Michalek JAROSLAV, Martin JOUZA, Jan PAPEŽ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

A Tagging Polymorphism in Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated (FTO) Gene Is Associated with Sepsis Status in Children

Edition

ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, WARSAW, SCIENDO, 2024, 1582-3296

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.900 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

001181323600001

Keywords in English

child; obesity; sepsis; genotype; genetic predisposition to the disease

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 2/7/2024 12:10, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

Introduction Sepsis is one of the most common causes of death in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). The development of sepsis is significantly influenced by genetic predisposition. In this study, we highlight a potential association between a variant of the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene and risk of sepsis in children and adolescents. Methods We investigated a first-intron tagging FTO polymorphism (rs17817449) by comparing a severe condition (SC) group, comprising 598 paediatric patients (ages 0-19 years) admitted to an ICU with fever, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, severe sepsis, septic shock, or multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), with a control group consisting of 616 healthy young adults. Results We observed a lower prevalence (p < 0.01; OR = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.39-0.87) of the FTO TT genotype in febrile and SIRS patients compared to patients with severe illness. There was a borderline trend towards a lower prevalence of the FTO TT genotype in the control group compared to the SC group (p < 0.09, OR = 0.81, 95% CI = 0.62-1.06). Conclusions Our findings suggest that rs17817449, a common FTO polymorphism, may be a predictor of sepsis in paediatric patients, and that higher body weight is protective against this clinical complication.