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ArticlePloS one2011

The ESR1 (6q25) locus is associated with calcaneal ultrasound parameters and radial volumetric bone mineral density in European men.

Kate L Holliday, Stephen R Pye, Wendy Thomson, Steven Boonen, Herman Borghs, Dirk Vanderschueren, Evelien Gielen, Ilpo T Huhtaniemi, Judith E Adams, Kate A Ward and 14 more

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Meta-analysis of genome-wide studies identifies WNT16 and ESR1 SNPs associated with bone mineral density in premenopausal women.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2013
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  3. Sex steroid actions in male bone.Endocrine reviews · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 15 institutions in 9 countries.

Kate L HollidayArthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom. kata.holliday@manchester.ac.uk
Stephen R Pye
Wendy Thomson
Steven Boonen
Herman Borghs
Dirk Vanderschueren
Evelien Gielen
Ilpo T Huhtaniemi
Judith E Adams
Kate A Ward
Gyorgy Bartfai
Felipe Casanueva
Joseph D Finn
Gianni Forti
Aleksander Giwercman
Thang S Han
Krzysztof Kula
Fernand Labrie
Michael E J Lean
Neil Pendleton
Margus Punab
Frederick C W Wu
Terence W O'Neill
EMAS study group
University of Manchester · GBKU Leuven · BEManchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBComplejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago · ESHammersmith Hospital · GBMedical University of Lodz · PLMRC Human Nutrition Research · GBSalford Royal NHS Foundation Trust · GBSkåne University Hospital · SETartu University Hospital · EEUniversité Laval · CAUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Florence · ITUniversity of Glasgow · GBUniversity of Szeged · HU

Funding

Arthritis Research UK 17552Medical Research Council MC_U105960371
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeGenome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 6q25, which incorporates the oestrogen receptor α gene (ESR1), as a quantitative trait locus for areal bone mineral density (BMD(a)) of the hip and lumbar spine. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of this locus on other bone health outcomes; calcaneal ultrasound (QUS) parameters, radial peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) parameters and markers of bone turnover in a population sample of European men.

methodsEight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the 6q25 locus were genotyped in men aged 40-79 years from 7 European countries, participating in the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS). The associations between SNPs and measured bone parameters were tested under an additive genetic model adjusting for centre using linear regression.

results2468 men, mean (SD) aged 59.9 (11.1) years had QUS measurements performed and bone turnover marker levels measured. A subset of 628 men had DXA and pQCT measurements. Multiple independent SNPs showed significant associations with BMD using all three measurement techniques. Most notably, rs1999805 was associated with a 0.10 SD (95%CI 0.05, 0.16; p = 0.0001) lower estimated BMD at the calcaneus, a 0.14 SD (95%CI 0.05, 0.24; p = 0.004) lower total hip BMD(a), a 0.12 SD (95%CI 0.02, 0.23; p = 0.026) lower lumbar spine BMD(a) and a 0.18 SD (95%CI 0.06, 0.29; p = 0.003) lower trabecular BMD at the distal radius for each copy of the minor allele. There was no association with serum levels of bone turnover markers and a single SNP which was associated with cortical density was also associated with cortical BMC and thickness.

conclusionsOur data replicate previous associations found between SNPs in the 6q25 locus and BMD(a) at the hip and extend these data to include associations with calcaneal ultrasound parameters and radial volumetric BMD.

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Genetic Association StudiesAbsorptiometry, PhotonAgedAllelesBone DensityCalcaneusEstradiolEstrogen Receptor alphaGenetic LociGenotypeHealthHipHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedESR1 protein, humanEstradiolEstrogen Receptor alpha

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