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Published on: October 27, 2023
Polymorphisms in the Osteopontin Are Associated with Susceptibility to Ankylosing Spondylitis in a Han Chinese
Juyi Li1, Yi Cai2, Zhongjing Wang3
1Department of Pharmacy, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate whether osteopontin (OPN) variants are associated with susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in a Chinese population. Polymorphisms at the 9175th position in exon 7 of OPN and rs17524488 were genotyped using direct sequencing in 186 unrelated AS patients and 188 ethnically matched healthy controls. Serum concentration of OPN was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in all participants. AS patients displayed significantly higher OPN serum levels than the controls (P < 001). A heterozygous, novel 9175 T>A in exon 7 of the OPN gene was found in this study. In healthy controls, subjects carrying the rs17524488 G/G genotype of the OPN display significantly higher OPN serum levels than the GG/GG genotype (P < 0.05). Plasma OPN level is implicated as an early diagnostic marker of AS. The novel 9175th- (exon 7) position polymorphism of OPN and rs17524488 were related to susceptibility to AS in a Chinese population, the rs17524488 G/G genotype may be involved in the pathogenesis of AS, and the precise molecular mechanism underlying the influence of OPN polymorphisms on the development of AS remains to be determined in the further prospective studies.
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