575C/T polymorphism of RANK gene and its association with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
Journal Title: Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis - Year 2014, Vol 68, Issue 4
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Osteoporosis is a skeletal disturbance in which bone strength is at increased risk of fracture. It was demonstrated that genetic variations in RANK are associated with skeletal diseases. AIM OF STUDY The aim of the study is to examine the frequency of RANK gene polymorphism and evaluate its relation with clinical parameters concerning bone turnover and the degree of postmenopausal osteoporosis progress. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was conducted among a group of 570 women at postmenopausal age (404) and reproductive age (166). The group at postmenopausal age included women with osteoporosis, osteopenia and healthy individuals. The women at reproductive age were healthy. The polymorphism incidence of the examined gene in a group of patients with a determined bone mineral density (BMD) and in the control group was studied. The study was performed by means of the RFLP-PCR method. RESULTS The obtained results did not show a correlation of RANK C575T polymorphism with decreased bone density or increased risk of postemopausal osteoporosis incidence. CONCLUSIONS The TT polymorphism homozygote of the RANK receptor gene is not an increased risk factor of osteoporosis development and is associated with lower values describing bone density in women with osteoporosis and osteopenia.
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Dariusz Boroń, Ariel Plewka, Przemysław Jędrusik
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