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Published in: BMC Medical Genetics 1/2008

Open Access 01-12-2008 | Research article

Association between LRP5 polymorphism and bone mineral density: a Bayesian meta-analysis

Authors: Bich NH Tran, Nguyen D Nguyen, John A Eisman, Tuan V Nguyen

Published in: BMC Medical Genetics | Issue 1/2008

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Abstract

Background

The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 gene (LRP5) was identified to be linked to the variation in BMD in high bone mass pedigrees. Subsequent population-based studies of the association between the LRP5 gene and BMD have yielded conflicting results. The present study was aimed at examining the association between LRP5 gene and BMD by using meta-analysis.

Methods

A systematic electronic search of literature was conducted to identify all published studies in English on the association between LRP5 gene and osteoporosis-related phenotypes, including bone mineral density and fracture. BMD data were summarized from individual studies by LRP5 genotype, and a synthesis of data was performed with random-effects meta-analyses. After excluding studies on animal and review papers, there were 19 studies for the synthesis. Among these studies, 10 studies used the rs3736228 (A1330V) polymorphism and reported BMD values.

Results

The 10 eligible studies comprised 16,705 individuals, with the majority being women (n = 8444), aged between 18 – 81 years. The overall distribution of genotype frequencies was: AA, 68%, AV and VV, 32%. However, the genotype frequency varied significantly within as well as between ethnic populations. On random-effects meta-analysis, lumbar spine BMD among individuals with the AA genotype was on average 0.018 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.012 to 0.023) g/cm2 higher than those with either AV or VV genotype. Similarly, femoral neck BMD among carriers of the AA genotype was 0.011 (95%CI: 0.004 to 0.017) g/cm2 higher than those without the genotype. While there was no significant heterogeneity in the association between the A1330V polymorphism and lumbar spine BMD (p = 0.55), the association was heterogeneous for femoral neck BMD (p = 0.05). The probability that the difference is greater than one standard deviation was 0.34 for femoral neck BMD and 0.54 for lumbar spine BMD.

Conclusion

These results suggest that there is a modest effect of the A1330V polymorphism on BMD in the general population, and that the modest association may limit its clinical use.
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Metadata
Title
Association between LRP5 polymorphism and bone mineral density: a Bayesian meta-analysis
Authors
Bich NH Tran
Nguyen D Nguyen
John A Eisman
Tuan V Nguyen
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Medical Genetics / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-9-55

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