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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-1
pubmed:abstractText
We have performed a meta-analysis combining data for more than 11,000 individuals. It provides compelling evidence for a positive association between a functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the 5'-UTR of GDF5 (+104T/C; rs143383) and osteoarthritis (OA) in European and Asian populations. This SNP has recently been reported to be associated with OA in Japanese and Han Chinese populations. Attempts to replicate this association in European samples have been inconclusive, as no association was found in the case-control cohorts from the UK, Spain and Greece when studied individually. However, the pooled data of UK and Spain found an association of the T-allele with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.10. Although the European studies had adequate power to replicate the original findings from the Japanese cohort (OR = 1.79), these results suggest that the role of the GDF5 polymorphism may not be as strong in Europeans. To clarify whether the European studies were hampered by insufficient power, we combined new data from the UK and the Netherlands with the three published studies of Europe and Asia. The results provide strong evidence of a positive association of the GDF5 SNP with knee OA for Europeans as well as for Asians. The combined association for both ethnic groups is highly significant for the allele frequency model (P = 0.0004, OR = 1.21) and the dominant model (P < 0.0001, OR = 1.48). These findings represent the first highly significant evidence for a risk factor for the development of OA which affects two highly diverse ethnic groups.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1460-2083
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1497-504
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18299287-5' Untranslated Regions, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Asian Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Disease Susceptibility, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Genes, Dominant, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Genome, Human, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Growth Differentiation Factor 5, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Osteoarthritis, pubmed-meshheading:18299287-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
A meta-analysis of European and Asian cohorts reveals a global role of a functional SNP in the 5' UTR of GDF5 with osteoarthritis susceptibility.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Meta-Analysis