[Polymorphism rs9939609 of FTO gene is related to the body mass index in children from Podlaskie voievodship].

Introduction: The presence of obesity and the features of metabolic syndrome plays a predictive role in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in adults. It seems reasonable to seek new risk factors in the development of CVD. Defining the genetic background of obesity could help to select patients from a high risk group and help to introduce prevention and treatment, which, in consequence, lead to the lowering of morbidity and mortality.

[Overweight, obesity and metabolic syndrome in children with type 1 diabetes melllitus].

Introduction: Obesity can be an additional risk factor for developing cardiovascular diseases in patients with diabetes. Aim of the study was the assessment of overweight, obesity and other elements of the metabolic syndrome in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Material And Methods: 300 children treated with insulin at least one year were enrolled in the study.

[The assessment of T regulatory cells in the peripheral blood of children with metabolic syndrome].

Unlabelled: The metabolic syndrome is defined as the co-existence of risk factors for the development of cardio-vascular disease: obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. For a few years there has been a growing interest in immune-inflammatory aspects of obesity and metabolic syndrome. According to many authors the disturbances in the number and(or) function of T regulatory cells are responsible for autoimmune diseases.