PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - JIANMIN LIU
AU  - XIAOYAN ZHOU
AU  - ZHENXING SHAN
AU  - JIGUO YANG
AU  - QINGRUI YANG
AU  - YAZHOU CUI
AU  - JINXIANG HAN
TI  - The Association of LRP5 Gene Polymorphisms with Ankylosing Spondylitis in a Chinese Han Population
AID  - 10.3899/jrheum.111117
DP  - 2011 Dec 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 2616--2618
VI  - 38
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/38/12/2616.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/38/12/2616.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2011 Dec 01; 38
AB  - Objective. To clarify the association between polymorphisms of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in a Chinese Han population. Methods. Sixteen patients with AS were recruited for preliminary screening through gene sequencing. Then 14 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of LRP5 were followed up in 296 patients and 170 controls. Results. Sequencing the LRP5 showed 24 SNP including 3 novel SNP [LRP5SNP1 (c.-1596T > C), LRP5SNP2 (c.3764-30G > A), and LRP5SNP3 (c.4488+74G > A)]. Validation of SNP showed that the LRP5SNP3 were associated with AS after multiple testing correction (allele Pc = 0.0087, genotype Pc = 0.0316, haplotype AGA, Pc = 0.0051, OR = 2.54 and haplotype AGG, Pc = 0.048, OR = 0.63, respectively). The SNP rs686921 was associated with male predominance in both patients with AS (p = 0.032, OR 1.54) and controls (p = 0.014, OR 1.94). Conclusion. LRP5 may be involved in the pathogenesis of AS. Further study will be required to clarify the effect of LRP5 on the pathogenic mechanism of AS.