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- Title
Comparison of the Coincidence of Osteoporosis, Fracture, Arthritis Histories, and DEXA T-Score between Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins: A Cross-Sectional Study Using KoGES HTS Data.
- Authors
Choi, Hyo Geun; Kim, So Young; Kwon, Bong Cheol; Kang, Ho Suk; Lim, Hyun; Kim, Joo-Hee; Kim, Ji Hee; Cho, Seong Jin; Nam, Eun Sook; Min, Kyueng Whan; Park, Ha Young; Kim, Nan Young; Choi, Younghee; Kwon, Mi Jung
- Abstract
We explored the genetic and environmental inter-relationships among osteoporosis, fracture, arthritis, and bone mineral density concordance in monozygotic twins compared to those in dizygotic twins. This cross-sectional research assessed data of 1032 monozygotic and 242 dizygotic twin pairs aged >20 years included in the Healthy Twin Study data of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study between 2005 and 2014. Outcomes of interest included illness concordance and absolute differences in dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) T-scores. We found comparable concordances of osteoporosis, fractures, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis between monozygotic and dizygotic twins. Medical histories of osteoporosis, fractures caused by accident or falling, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis were not distinct between monozygotic and dizygotic twins. Accidental fracture occurrence in both monozygotic twins showed significantly lower odds than that in dizygotic twins. Genetic influence on liability to fracture risk might thus be maintained. DEXA T-scores for bone mineral density indicated more comparable tendencies within monozygotic twin pairs than within dizygotic ones, suggesting the relative importance of genetic contribution to bone mineral density. The relative importance of genetic factors in bone mineral density is sustained between monozygotic twins; overt disease expression of osteoporosis, fractures, or arthritis may be affected by environmental factors.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; RHEUMATOID arthritis risk factors; ACCIDENTS; PHOTON absorptiometry; GENETICS; CROSS-sectional method; DIZYGOTIC twins; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK assessment; ENVIRONMENTAL health; OSTEOARTHRITIS; AGING; BONE density; BONE fractures; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Nutrients, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 18, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu14183836