SynthesisJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2018
Association between SMAD3 gene polymorphisms and osteoarthritis risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- SMAD3 Gene Polymorphisms and Protein Expression as Potential Biomarkers of Susceptibility to Knee Osteoarthritis.Cureus · 2026Article
- Advancement on localized targeting via intra-articular administration of lipid-based vesicular nanoparticles for osteoarthritis management.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Review
- Osteoarthritis: multitissue pathology, molecular mechanisms, clinical management, and emerging precision and regenerative therapies.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- The Genetic Markers of Knee Osteoarthritis in Women from Russia.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Inhibition of SMAD3 effectively reduces ADAMTS-5 expression in the early stages of osteoarthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Differential Gene Expressions ofAdvanced biomedical research · 2023Article
- Associations ofTherapeutics and clinical risk management · 2021Article
- Clinical and genetic data of 22 new patients with SMAD3 pathogenic variants and review of the literature.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2020Review
- The polymorphism of SMAD3 rs1065080 is associated with increased risk for knee osteoarthritis.Molecular biology reports · 2019Article
- Role ofJournal of orthopaedicsArticle
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Abstract
objectiveSeveral studies have been performed to investigate the association between SMAD3 gene polymorphism and osteoarthritis (OA), but the results were inconclusive. This study aims to determine whether SMAD3 polymorphism is associated with risk of OA.
methodA comprehensive literature search in PubMed, Embase, and ISI Web of Science for relevant studies was performed. After extracting data from eligible studies, we chose the fixed or random effect model according to the heterogeneity test. Estimation of publication bias and sensitivity analysis were conducted to confirm the stability of this meta-analysis.
resultsIn total, 10 studies from 6 articles with 5093 OA patients and 5699 controls were enrolled in this meta-analysis. The combined results revealed significant association between SMAD3 rs12901499 polymorphism and the risk of OA (allele model: OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.07-1.38). Subgroup analysis revealed that G allele increased the risk of OA in Caucasians, but not in Asians (allele model: Caucasians: OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.18-1.44; Asians: OR 1.24, 95% CI 0.95-1.61). And the pooled results revealed significant association between SMAD3 rs12901499 polymorphism and both knee and hip OA (knee OA: OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.04-1.34; hip OA: OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.18-1.44).
conclusionThe current meta-analysis revealed that the G variant of SMAD3 rs12901499 polymorphism increased the risk of OA in Caucasians. Further well-designed studies with larger sample size in different ethnic populations are required to confirm these results.
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