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- Title
Identification of sequence polymorphisms of the COMP (cartilage oligomeric matrix protein) gene and association study in osteoarthrosis of the knee and hip joints.
- Authors
Mabuchi, A.; Ikeda, T.; Fukuda, A.; Koshizuka, Y.; Hiraoka, H.; Miyoshi, K.; Haga, N.; Kawaguchi, H.; Kawakami, A.; Yamamoto, S.; Takatori, Y.; Nakamura, K.; Ikegawa, S.
- Abstract
Osteoarthrosis (OA) is a common cause of musculoskeletal disability characterized by late-onset degeneration of articular cartilage. Although several candidate genes have been reported, susceptibility genes for OA remain to be determined. Hereditary osteochondral dysplasias produce severe, early-onset OA and hence are models for common idiopathic OA. Among them are pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, both of which are caused by mutations in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) gene. Therefore, COMP may be a susceptibility gene for OA. We screened for polymorphisms by direct sequencing of all exons of the COMP gene with their flanking intron sequences and the promoter region. We identified 16 polymorphisms, of which 12 were novel. Using six polymorphisms spanning the entire COMP gene, we examined the association of COMP in Japanese patients with OA of the knee and hip joints. Genotype and allele frequencies of the polymorphisms were not significantly different between OA and control groups, and there was no significant difference in haplotypes. These results do not support an association between COMP and OA in the Japanese population.
- Subjects
OSTEOARTHRITIS; EXTRACELLULAR matrix proteins; GENETIC polymorphisms; GENETICS
- Publication
Journal of Human Genetics, 2001, Vol 46, Issue 8, p456
- ISSN
1434-5161
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s100380170045