Genome-wide association scans for idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head in a Korean population.

ABSTRACT: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a multifactorial disease and is associated with genetic predisposition, and exposure to certain risk factors. In particular, idiopathic ONFH in twins and the clustering of cases in families have indicated that genetic factors are involved. However, the majority of cases of ONFH are sporadic and various studies have demonstrated that differences in the study design and/or the ethnic groups analyzed leads to different results. The present study performed one of the first genome‑wide association studies to identify genetic loci that may increase the risk of idiopathic ONFH. In total, 217 patients with idiopathic ONFH and 217 control samples, without ONFH, were genotyped using Axiom™ chips. Following quality control, 509,886 single‑nucleotide polymor

SUBMITTER: Baek SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5364851 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature