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High-resolution SNP map of ASPN, a susceptibility gene for osteoarthritis
Aritoshi Iida1, Hideki Kizawa2, Yusuke Nakamura3,4
1Laboratory for Pharmacogenetics, RIKEN SNP Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan. iidaari@src.riken.go.jp.
Abstract:
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a very common bone and joint disease characterized by breakdown of cartilage in the joint. We recently found that an aspartic-acid repeat polymorphism of the asporin gene (ASPN) on chromosome 9 is associated with susceptibility to OA in Japanese. We provide here a high-resolution single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) map within a 33.4-kb genomic region containing ASPN. A total of 19 SNPs were isolated from the region by systematic screening using 48 Japanese patients with OA: 7 SNPs in the 5' flanking region, 8 in introns, and 4 in the 3' untranslated region. Nine SNPs were novel. This high-resolution SNP map will be a useful resource for analyzing genes associated with OA and other bone and joint diseases.
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