The aim of this work was to test the association between estrogen receptor α gene (ERα) polymorphism and primary osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in Mexican mestizo patients. A case-control study was conducted. Cases were patients >40 years of age, with a body mass index (BMI) ≤ 27 and radiologic score for OA of the knee of ≥2 according to Kellgren-Lawrence scale, and controls were subjects >40 years age with a radiologic score <2. Two restriction fragment length polymorphisms, PvuII (T/C; rs2234693), and XbaI (A/G; rs9340799), of the ERα were analyzed. Allelic haplotypes were constructed and non-conditional logistic regression was developed to evaluate risk magnitude through odds ratios (ORs) and 95% Confidence intervals (95% CI). Three different allelic haplotypes were identified: TA; CG, and CA. Unadjusted analysis of the haplotypes did not show significant associations; nonetheless, when data were adjusted for gender, age, and BMI, a significant decrease risk was observed for CG haplotype (OR [95% CI]) = 0.5 (0.3-0.9)] (P = 0.04). These results suggest that ERα gene CG haplotype could be associated with a reduced risk of primary knee OA in Mexican mestizo population.
Primary osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disease with several genetics factors involved. The COL2A1 gene is of particular interest because it encodes for the most abundant protein in articular cartilage. The aim was to evaluate the association of COL2A1 gene polymorphism with OA of the knee in Mexican Mestizo patients. A case-control study was conducted; cases comprised patients with a radiologic scoring > or = 2 and controls with a radiologic scoring <2. DNA was extracted from a peripheral blood sample, the polymorphic site of the COL2A1 gene was submitted to polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the products were digested using PvuII restriction enzyme. For statistical analysis, a non-conditional logistic regression was developed. There were no associations among alleles in the overall sample, nevertheless, a significant association was found with p (Pp/pp) allele and OA of the knee grade 4 [odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence interval (CI 95%) 4.1 (1.2-14.6)] adjusted by gender, age, and body mass index (BMI). These results suggest an association of a COL2A1 gene polymorphism with advanced stages of OA of the knee in Mexican Mestizo population.
Primary osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disorder with several genetics factors involved. Calcitonin (CT) has been suggested to possess chondroprotective effects and could play an important role in the pathogenesis of OA. The aim of this study was to investigate whether genetic variations in or adjacent to the CT gene may be associated with primary OA of the knee in Mexican mestizo population. We conducted a case-control study to investigate the association between six single nucleotide polymorphisms at the CT locus and OA of the knee in 107 cases and 106 controls. Cases were patients >40 years of age, with a body mass index (BMI) ≤ 27 and a radiologic score for OA of the knee ≥ 2. Controls were subjects >40 years of age with a radiologic score <2. Non-conditional logistic regression was developed to evaluate risk magnitude. The G allele and GT genotype frequencies of the G-706T polymorphism and the C allele and CC genotype of the C-778T polymorphism were significantly higher in patients with OA than in control subjects. The GG genotype of the G-706T was associated with lower risk of the development of OA of the knee. According to the results, the G-706T and the C-778T polymorphisms were related to the Cdx1 and Mzf1 transcription factor binding sites, respectively. Therefore, these could be related to regulation sequences in the CT gene promoter. In conclusion, G-706T and C-778T polymorphisms in the CT gene are significantly associated with the development of primary OA of the knee.
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