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SynthesisNature genetics2013

Genetic variants in GPR126 are associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Ikuyo Kou, Yohei Takahashi, Todd A Johnson, Atsushi Takahashi, Long Guo, Jin Dai, Xusheng Qiu, Swarkar Sharma, Aki Takimoto, Yoji Ogura and 31 more

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Synthesis in Nature genetics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 172 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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172citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
14.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

172 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 292 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

41 authors at 15 institutions in 3 countries.

Ikuyo KouLaboratory for Bone and Joint Diseases, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan.
Yohei Takahashi
Todd A Johnson
Atsushi Takahashi
Long Guo
Jin Dai
Xusheng Qiu
Swarkar Sharma
Aki Takimoto
Yoji Ogura
Hua Jiang
Huang Yan
Katsuki Kono
Noriaki Kawakami
Koki Uno
Manabu Ito
Shohei Minami
Haruhisa Yanagida
Hiroshi Taneichi
Naoya Hosono
Taichi Tsuji
Teppei Suzuki
Hideki Sudo
Toshiaki Kotani
Ikuho Yonezawa
Douglas Londono
Derek Gordon
John A Herring
Kota Watanabe
Kazuhiro Chiba
Naoyuki Kamatani
Qing Jiang
Yuji Hiraki
Michiaki Kubo
Yoshiaki Toyama
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda
Carol A Wise
Yong Qiu
Chisa Shukunami
Morio Matsumoto
Shiro Ikegawa
RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences · JPKeio University · JPNanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNKyoto University · JPHokkaido University · JPKobe Medical Center · JPMeijo Hospital · JPRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USSeirei Sakura Citizen Hospital · JPTexas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children · USDokkyo Medical University · JPFukuoka Children's Hospital and Medical Center for Infectious Diseases · JPJuntendo University · JPSaiseikai Central Hospital · JPThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Identification of Genetic Susceptibility in Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisR01HD052973 · NICHD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI WISE, CAROL A · 2008 to 2012
$2.8M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD052973PHS HHS R01052973
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common pediatric skeletal disease. We previously reported a locus on chromosome 10q24.31 associated with AIS susceptibility in Japanese using a genome-wide association study (GWAS) consisting of 1,033 cases and 1,473 controls. To identify additional AIS-associated loci, we expanded the study by adding X-chromosome SNPs in the GWAS and increasing the size of the replication cohorts. Through a stepwise association study including 1,819 cases and 25,939 controls, we identified a new susceptibility locus on chromosome 6q24.1 in Japanese (P = 2.25 × 10(-10); odds ratio (OR) = 1.28). The most significantly associated SNP, rs6570507, was in GPR126 (encoding G protein-coupled receptor 126). Its association was replicated in Han Chinese and European-ancestry populations (combined P = 1.27 × 10(-14); OR = 1.27). GPR126 was highly expressed in cartilage, and the knockdown of gpr126 in zebrafish caused delayed ossification of the developing spine. Our results should provide insights into the etiology and pathogenesis of AIS.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideAdolescentAnimalsCase-Control StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansLinkage DisequilibriumReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledScoliosisADGRG6 protein, humanReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

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PMID23666238
OpenAlexW1982700114

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