The Contribution of Genes to Osteoarthritis
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Familial aggregation
The risk ratio for a relative of an affected individual compared with the population prevalence is a measure for familial aggregation of complex diseases.10 It has been extensively applied in genetic epidemiology to derive the statistical power available for a given condition to detect genetic linkage to a complex genetic disorder.11 For affected sib pairs this sib recurrence risk is termed the lambda sib (λs). Table 1 shows estimates of the sibling recurrence risk for various conditions.
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Classic twin studies
The classic twin study compares resemblances of identical, or monozygotic (MZ), and nonidentical, or dizygotic (DZ), twins. MZ twins derive from a single fertilized egg and therefore inherit identical genetic material, unlike DZ twins who on average share only 50% of their genetic material. Comparing the resemblance of MZ twins for a trait or disease with the resemblance of DZ twins offers the first estimate of the extent to which genetic variation determines variation of that trait. If MZ
Linkage analyses
In genetics, a locus refers to a particular location on a chromosome or the DNA at that position. It can be present in the population in one or more forms, called alleles. If more than one allele exists for a locus, it is termed polymorphic. When the specific alleles at two or more loci in the same chromosome are being studied, the particular combination of alleles is called a haplotype. A polymorphic locus genotyped solely because its inheritance can be monitored and not because it may be
Genetic associations
Genetic association studies provide a means of quantifying the effects of specific gene variants on disease occurrence. It is important to distinguish between a genetic association and the role of a gene or its encoded product in disease. For example, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are of key importance in OA yet genetic variants in these genes have not been reported to be associated with susceptibility to disease. This finding can be explained if over- or underexpression of the gene encoding
What can we expect in the years to come in genetic research in osteoarthritis?
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are a result of the human genome and HapMap projects (http://www.hapmap.org), and, if successful, can find variants in specific genes, or narrow genomic regions, that are associated with the presence or severity of a specific clinical condition. The information conveyed by these studies is unlikely to influence clinical practice in the immediate future, yet represents an important advance in medicine.113 The GWAS approach enables a genome-wide comparison
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A version of this article originally appeared in the 34:3 issue of the Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America.
This work was supported by EC framework 7 programme grant 200800 TREAT-OA and by Arthritis and Research Campaign project grant 17716.