Research Article

Association between polymorphisms in insulin-like growth factor-1 and risk of osteoporosis

Published: July 13, 2015
Genet. Mol. Res. 14 (3) : 7655-7660 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/2015.July.13.10
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W. Zhang, L.C. Zhang, H. Chen, P.F. Tang, L.H. Zhang (2015). Association between polymorphisms in insulin-like growth factor-1 and risk of osteoporosis. Genet. Mol. Res. 14(3): 7655-7660. https://doi.org/10.4238/2015.July.13.10
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Abstract

We conducted a case-control study to assess the relation­ship between rs35767, rs2288377, and rs5742612 insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and osteoporosis risk in a Chinese female population. The genotypes of rs35767, rs2288377, and rs5742612 of IGF-1 were determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Patients with osteoporosis were more likely to have drinking and smoking habits and have lower bone mineral density in the L2-L4 vertebrae, femoral neck, and total hip. According to conditional regression analysis, individuals carrying the TT genotype of rs35767 had an increased risk of osteoporosis, with an adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 2.29 (1.35-4.97). In conclusion, our results sug­gest that the TT genotype of IGF-I rs35767 was associated with an in­creased risk of osteoporosis, suggesting that this polymorphism can be used as a predictive factor for osteoporosis risk.

We conducted a case-control study to assess the relation­ship between rs35767, rs2288377, and rs5742612 insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and osteoporosis risk in a Chinese female population. The genotypes of rs35767, rs2288377, and rs5742612 of IGF-1 were determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Patients with osteoporosis were more likely to have drinking and smoking habits and have lower bone mineral density in the L2-L4 vertebrae, femoral neck, and total hip. According to conditional regression analysis, individuals carrying the TT genotype of rs35767 had an increased risk of osteoporosis, with an adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 2.29 (1.35-4.97). In conclusion, our results sug­gest that the TT genotype of IGF-I rs35767 was associated with an in­creased risk of osteoporosis, suggesting that this polymorphism can be used as a predictive factor for osteoporosis risk.