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Background: Spina bifida is a malformation of the neural tube and is the most common of neural tube defects (NTDs). The etiology of spina bifida is largely unknown, although it is thought to be multi-factorial, involving multiple interacting genes and environmental factors. Mutations in transcriptional co-activator genes-Cited2, p300, Cbp, Tfap2 alpha, Carm1 and Cart1 result in NTDs in murine models, thus prompt us to investigate whether homologues of these genes are associated with NTDs in humans.
Methods: Data and biological samples from 297 spina bifida cases and 300 controls were derived from a population-based case-control study conducted in California. 37 SNPs within CITED2, EP300, CREBBP, TFAP2A, CARM1 and ALX1 were genotyped using an ABI SNPlex assay. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated for alleles, genotypes and haplotypes to evaluate the risk for spina bifida.
Results: Several SNPs showed increased or decreased risk, including CITED2 rs1131431 (OR = 5.32, 1.04 similar to 27.30), EP300 rs4820428 (OR = 1.30, 1.01 similar to 1.67), EP300 rs4820429 (OR = 0.50, 0.26 similar to 0.50, in whites, OR = 0.7, 0.49 similar to 0.99 in all subjects), EP300 rs17002284 (OR = 0.43, 0.22 similar to 0.84), TFAP2A rs3798691 (OR = 1.78, 1.13 similar to 2.87 in Hispanics), CREBBP rs129986 (OR = 0.27, 0.11 similar to 0.69), CARM1 rs17616105 (OR = 0.41, 0.22 similar to 0.72 in whites). In addition, one haplotype block in EP300 and one in TFAP2A appeared to be associated with increased risk.
Conclusions: Modest associations were observed in CITED2, EP300, CREBBP, TFAP2A and CARM1 but not ALX1. However, these modest associations were not statistically significant after correction for multiple comparisons. Searching for potential functional variants and rare causal mutations is warranted in these genes.
- 出版日期2010-10-8
