HAPLOTYPES OF LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE, VISCERAL ADIPOSITY AND FASTING INSULIN LEVELS

摘要

The invention provides various methods of diagnosing susceptibility to and/or protection against conditions associated with insulin resistance syndrome in an individual. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of determining protection against insulin resistance syndrome in an individual by determining the presence of haplotype (1) at the LPL locus. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of determining susceptibility to insulin resistance syndrome in an individual by determining the presence of haplotype (2) at the LPL locus and/or haplotype (4) at the LPL locus. In another embodiment, the individual is Hispanic.