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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2019

Association of VDR-FokI and VDBP-Thr420Lys polymorphisms with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A case-control study in the population of China.

De-Wei Song, Yu-Dong Wu, Dong-Dong Tian

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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De-Wei SongDepartment of Pain, the People's Hospital of Mengyin County, Mengyin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0427-6253
Yu-Dong WuDepartment of Pain, the People's Hospital of Mengyin County, Mengyin, China.
Dong-Dong TianDepartment of Pain, the People's Hospital of Mengyin County, Mengyin, China.
Jiangyin People's Hospital · CN

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Abstract

backgroundCervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), a common degenerative disorder, is characterized by chronic progressive compression of the cervical spinal cord. The present case-control study aimed to explore the potential role of VDR-FokI and VDBP-Thr420Lys polymorphisms in the susceptibility to CSM in the Chinese population.

methodsThe study enrolled 318 CSM patients and 282 healthy individuals whose clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis was used to genotype VDR-FokI and VDBP-Thr420Lys polymorphisms. The severity of CSM was assessed using the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cervical vertebra. A nonconditional binary logistic regression model was conducted for assessing the risk factors of CSM.

resultsPatients in the CSM group had longer time duration to bend over desk working than the control group. The ff genotype and f allele frequency of VDR-FokI were elevated in CSM patients. Elevated Ff + ff genotype and f allele frequency of VDR-FokI might increase the risk of CSM. The VDR-FokI polymorphism was associated with nucleus pulposus capillary invasion, necrosis, hyaline degeneration and fibrosis, genesis and hyperplasia of cartilage-like cells, and fibrocyst in the fibrous ring. The VDR-FokI and VDBP-Thr420Lys genotypes conformed to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium which showed that VDR-FokI and VDBP-Thr420Lys had group representation characteristics.

conclusionBinary logistic regression analysis confirmed that VDR-FokI polymorphism and the time to bend over desk working were risk factors of CSM. Our results indicate that VDR-FokI polymorphism may be closely associated with the risk of CSM.

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AgedCase-Control StudiesChinaFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, GeneticReceptors, CalcitriolRetrospective StudiesSpinal Cord DiseasesSpondylosisReceptors, CalcitriolVDR protein, humancervical spondylotic myelopathyFokIpolymorphismThr420LysVDBPVDR

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