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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
Two collagen type IX gene polymorphisms that introduce a tryptophan residue into the protein's triple-helical domain have been linked to an increased risk of lumbar disc disease. To determine whether a particular subset of symptomatic lumbar disease is specifically associated with these polymorphisms, we performed a prospective case-control study of 107 patients who underwent surgery of the lumbar spine. Patients were assigned to one of five clinical categories (fracture, disc degeneration, disc herniation, spinal stenosis without spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis with spondylolisthesis) based on history, imaging results, and findings during surgery. Of the 11 tryptophan-positive patients, eight had spinal stenosis with spondylolisthesis and three had disc herniation. The presence of the tryptophan allele was significantly associated with African-American or Asian designation for race (odds ratio 4.61, 95% CI 0.63 to 25.35) and with the diagnosis of spinal stenosis with spondylolisthesis (odds ratio 6.81, 95% CI 1.47 to 41.95). Our findings indicate that tryptophan polymorphisms predispose carriers to the development of symptomatic spinal stenosis associated with spondylolisthesis which requires surgery.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1021-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
The association of lumbar spondylolisthesis with collagen IX tryptophan alleles.
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, P.O. Box 356500, Seattle, Washington 98195-6500, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.