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Polyalanine repeat polymorphism in RUNX2 is associated with site-specific fracture in post-menopausal femals
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posted on 2013-09-01, 00:00 authored by N Morrison, A Stephens, M Osato, Julie PascoJulie Pasco, N Fozzard, G Stein, P Polly, L Griffiths, G NicholsonRunt related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) is a key regulator of osteoblast differentiation. Several variations within the RUNX2 gene have been found to be associated with significant changes in BMD, which is a major risk factor for fracture. In this study we report that an 18 bp deletion within the polyalanine tract (17A>11A) of RUNX2 is significantly associated with fracture. Carriers of the 11A allele were found to be nearly twice as likely to have sustained fracture. Within the fracture category, there was a significant tendency of 11A carriers to present with fractures of distal radius and bones of intramembranous origin compared to bones of endochondral origin (p = 0.0001). In a population of random subjects, the 11A allele was associated with decreased levels of serum collagen cross links (CTx, p = 0.01), suggesting decreased bone turnover. The transactivation function of the 11A allele showed a minor quantitative decrease. Interestingly, we found no effect of the 11A allele on BMD at multiple skeletal sites. These findings suggest that the 11A allele is a biologically relevant polymorphism that influences serum CTx and confers enhanced fracture risk in a site-selective manner related to intramembranous bone ossification.
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Plos OneVolume
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9Pagination
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Public Library of ScienceLocation
San Francisco, CAPublisher DOI
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1932-6203Language
engPublication classification
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