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2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Genetic studies of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10470301
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Orthopaedic surgery
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo (2000)
Gunma University (1998-1999)

Principal Investigator

INOUE Ituro  Institute of Nedical Science, The University of Tokyo, Visiting Associate Professor, 医科学研究所, 客員助教授 (00192500)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKEDA Jun  Gunma University, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Professor, 生体調節研究所, 教授 (40270855)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
KeywordsOPLL / ectopic bone formation / linkage study / association study / susceptibility / haplotype analysis / cDNA microarray
Research Abstract

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine(OPLL)is the leading cause of myelopathy in Japan. In earlier studies, we provided genetic linkage and allelic association evidence of distinct differences in the human collagen α2(XI)gene(COL11A2)that might constitute inherited predisposition to OPLL.A strong allelic association with non-OPLL(P=0.0003)was observed with an intron 6 polymorphism(Intron 6(-4A)), where the intron 6(-4A)allele is more frequently observed in non-OPLL subjects than in OPLL patients. In addition, five distinct SNPs, identified in COL11A2, were combined to construct possible haplotypes by use of a maximum likelihood program. Estimated haplotype frequency was compared between OPLL patients and non-OPLL controls and gender-specific association of COL11A2 haplotype with OPLL was observed. The most commonly observed haplotype was significantly increased in male patients(p=0.0003)but not in female patients(p=0.21). OPLL is a complex disease, and several genetic factors other COL11A2 are probably involved in the etiology, so the more extensive candidate gene approach was performed. We selected a total of 88 candidate genes based on two separate investigations. 24 genes differentially regulated during osteoblastic differentiation were selected by cDNA microarray analysis, and subjected to linkage analysis. We also selected 64 candidate genes that are possibly involved in bone metabolism or related conditions. Microsatellite markers, locating close to or within the candidate genes were obtained in the latest online information. With these markers we performed non-parametric linkage study with 126 OPLL sib-pairs to identify genetic loci responsible in OPLL.

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  • [Publications] Maeda, S: "Functional impact of human collagen α2(X1)gene polymorphism in pathogenesis of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine."J.Bone.Miner.Res.. (in press). (2001)

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  • [Publications] Yabe, I: "Predisposing chromosome of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6(SCA6)in Japanese."J.Med.Genet.. (in press). (2001)

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  • [Publications] Nishigori, H: "Mutations in the small heterodimer partner gene are associated with mild obesity in Japan."Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA. 98. 575-580 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Maeda, S: "Gender-specific haplotype association of collagen α2(X1)gene in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine."J.Hum.Genet.. 46. 1-4 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Numasawa, T: "Human retinoic receptor β : complete genemic sequence and mutation search for ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine."J.Bone Miner.Res.. 14. 500-508 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Koga, H: "Genetic mapping of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine."Am.J.Hum.Genet.. 62. 1460-1467 (1998)

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  • [Publications] Maeda, S., Ishidou, Y., Koga, H., Taketomi, E., Ikari, K., Komiya, S., Takeda, J., Sakou, T., Inoue, I.: "Functional impact of human collagen α 2(XI)gene polymorphism in pathogenesis of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine."J.Bone.Miner.Res.. (In press). (2001)

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  • [Publications] Yabe, I., Sasaki, H., Yamashita, I., Tashiro, K., Tatei, A., Suzuki, Y., Kida, H., Takiyama, Y., Nashizawa, M., Hokezu, Y., Nagamatsu, K., Oda, T., Ohnishi, A., Inoue, I., Hata, A.: "Predisposing chromosome of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 6(SCA6)in Japanese."J.Med.Genet.. (In press). (2001)

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  • [Publications] Nishigori, H., Tomura, H., Kanamori, M., Yamada, S., Kikuchi, N., Sho, K., Tonooka, N., Onigata, K., Inoue, I., Kojima, I., Yamagata, K.Yang, Q., Matsuzawa, Y., Kohama, T., Miki, T., Seino, S., Kim, M., Choi, H., Moore, D., Takeda, J.: "Mutations in the small heterodimer partner gene are associated with mild obesity in Japan."Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA. 98. 575-580 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Maeda, S., Koga, H., Matsunaga, S., Numasawa, T., Takeda, J., Harata, S., Sakou, T., Inoue, I.: "Gender-specific haplotype association of collagen α2(XI)gene in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine."J.Hum.Genet.. 46. 1-4 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Aihara, Y., Mashima, H., Onda, H., Hisano, S., Kasuya, H., Hori, T., Yamada, S., Tomura, H., Yamada, Y., Inoue, I., Kojima, I., Takeda, J.: "Molecular cloning of a novel brain-type Na^+-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter."J.Neurochem.. 74. 2622-2625 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Yamada, S., Zhu, O., Aihara, Y., Onda, H., Zhang, Z., Yu, L., Jin, L., Si, YJ., Nishigoli, H, Tomura, H., Inoue, I., Morikawa, A., Yamagata, K., Hanafusa, T., Matsuzawa, Y., Takeda, J.: "Cloning of cDNA and the gene encoding human hepatocyte nuclear factor(HNF)-3 beta and mutation screening in Japanese subjects with maturity-onset diabetes of the young."Diabetologia. 43. 121-124 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Nakajima, T., Tong, C., Rohrwasser, A., Bloem, LJ., Pratt, JH., Inoue, I., Lalouel, J-M.: "Functional analysis of a mutation occurring between the two in-frame AUG codons of human angiotensinogen."J.Biol.Chem.. 274. 35749-35755 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Onda, H., Kasuya, H., Takakura, K., Hori, T., Imaizumi, T., Takeuchi, T., Inoue, I., Takeda, J.: "Identification of genes differentially expression canine vasospastic cerebral arteries after subarachnoid hemorrhage."J.Cereb.Blood Flow Metab.. 19. 1279-1288 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Tomura, H., Nishigori, H., Sho, K., Yamagata, K., Inoue, I., Takeda, J.: "Loss-of-function and dominant-negative mechanisms associated with hepatocyte nuclear factor-1β mutations in familial type 2 diabetes mellitus."J.Biol.Chem.. 274. 12975-12978 (1999)

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