Background: Identification of candidate SNPs from transcription factors (TFs) is a novel concept, while systematic large-scale studies on these SNPs are scarce. Purpose: This study aimed to identify the SNPs of six TF binding sites (TFBSs) and examine the association between candidate SNPs and osteoporosis. Methods: We used the Taiwan BioBank database; University of California, Santa Cruz, reference genome; and a chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing database to detect 14 SNPs at the potential binding sites of six TFs. Moreover, we performed a case-control study and genotyped 109 patients with osteoporosis (T-score ≤ −2.5 evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) and 262 healthy individuals (T-score ≥ −1) at Tri-Service General Hospital from 2015 to 2019. Furthermore, we used the expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) from the Genotype-Tissue Expression database to identify downstream gene expression as a criterion for the function of candidate SNPs. Results: Bioinformatic analysis identified 14 SNPs of TFBSs influencing osteoporosis. Of these SNPs, the rs130347 CC + TC genotype had 0.57 times higher risk than the TT genotype (OR = 0.57, p = 0.031). Validation of eQTL analysis revealed that rs130347 T allele influences mRNA expression of downstream A4GALT in whole blood (p = 0.0041) and skeletal tissues (p = 0.011). Conclusions: We successfully identified the unique osteoporosis locus rs130347 in the Taiwanese and functionally validated this finding. In the future, this strategy can be expanded to other diseases to identify susceptible loci and achieve personalized precision medicine.www.aging-us.com 5164 AGING revealed that the overall prevalence of osteoporosis in people aged ≥50 years increased from 17.4% to 25% in the period of 2001-2011 [3]. The prevalence of osteoporosis in males increased from 6.9% to 13.3%and that of osteoporosis in females increased from 28.1% to 36.2% [3]. Bone mineral density (BMD) is a complex characteristic influenced by individual, environmental, and genetic factors. Aging, gender differences, vitamin D and calcium intake, smoking, and alcohol consumption influence bone mass and BMD [4-7]. Approximately 50%-80% of the decrease in BMD can be attributed to genetics and result in osteoporosis [8-11].
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