Association between osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANK), and RANK ligand (RANKL) gene polymorphisms and circulating OPG, soluble RANKL levels, and bone mineral density in Korean postmenopausal women
Association between osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANK), and RANK ligand (RANKL) gene polymorphisms and circulating OPG, soluble RANKL levels, and bone mineral density in Korean postmenopausal women
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DOI:
10.1097/gme.0b013e31802d976f
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发表时间:
2007-09-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Choi, Young Min
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作者:
Kim, Jung Gu;Kim, Jung Hwa;Choi, Young Min
Objective: To investigate the association between osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear factor-KB (RANK), and RANK ligand (RANKL) gene polymorphisms and circulating OPG, soluble RANKL (sRANKL) levels, and bone mineral density (BMD) in Korean postmenopausal women.Design: The OPG gene A163G, G209A, T245G, and G1181C polymorphisms, the RANK gene C421T and C575T polymorphisms, and the RANKL rs12721445 and rs2277438 polymorphisms were analyzed in 385 Korean postmenopausal women. Levels of serum OPG, soluble RANKL, osteocalcin, C-telopeptide of type I collagen, parathyroid hormone, calcium, and phosphorus and BMD at the lumbar spine and femoral neck were measured.Results: The A163G, G209A, and T245G polymorphisms in the OPG gene were in complete linkage. The RANK C421T and C575T polymorphisms and the RANKL rs12711445 polymorphism were not observed. An association with BMD was found only for the OPG G 1181 C polymorphism, and BMD at the lumbar spine in women with the CC genotype was significantly higher than in women with the GC or GG genotype, with a C allele dose effect. In itself, the RANKL rs2277438 polymorphism was not related to BMD, but by combining the RANKL genotypes with the GC genotypes of the OPG G1181C polymorphism, the association with BMD at the lumbar spine became significant. No significant differences in the levels of any biochemical marker among genotypes of these polymorphisms were found.Conclusions: The OPG gene G1181 C polymorphism, alone and in combination with the RANKL rs2277438 polymorphism, was identified as a genetic factor associated with BMD of the lumbar spine in Korean women.