Linkage disequilibrium between polymorphisms in the human TNFRSF1B gene and their association with bone mass in perimenopausal women

Omar M E Albagha, Paul N Tasker, Fiona E A McGuigan, David M Reid, Stuart H Ralston

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Abstract

Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease with a strong genetic component characterized by reduced bone density and increased fracture risk. A candidate locus for regulation of hip bone mineral density (BMD) has been identified on chromosome 1p36 by linkage analysis. One of the positional and functional candidate genes located within this region is the tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1B (TNFRSF1B). In order to investigate whether allelic variation in TNFRSF1B contributes to regulation of bone mass, we studied several polymorphisms of this gene in a population based cohort study of 1240 perimenopausal women from the UK. We studied a T676G change in exon 6 (196: Met-Arg) and three SNPs (G593A, T598G, and T620C) in the 3'UTR of the gene. The 3'UTR SNPs were in strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) with each other (P
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2289-95
Number of pages7
JournalHuman Molecular Genetics
Volume11
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2002

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • 3' Untranslated Regions
  • Bone Density
  • Female
  • Femur Neck
  • Haplotypes
  • Humans
  • Linkage Disequilibrium
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II

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