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Variation within three apoptosis associated genes as potential risk factors for Achilles tendinopathy in a British based case-control cohort

Rickaby, R., El Khoury, L., Ribbans, W. J. and Raleigh, S. M. (2015) Variation within three apoptosis associated genes as potential risk factors for Achilles tendinopathy in a British based case-control cohort. Gene. 571(2) 0378-1119.

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Abstract: Achilles tendon pathology (ATP) is a degenerative condition which exhibits excessive tenocyte apoptosis. Tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1), caspase-3 (CASP3) and caspase-8 (CASP8) are important regulators of apoptosis. To date, the effect of variation within the genes for TNFR1 and CASP3 as risk factors for ATP have not been described. There is evidence that two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the CASP8 gene are associated with ATP, but only in populations from the Southern Hemisphere. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether SNPs within the TNFRSF1A and CASP3 genes were associated with ATP in British Caucasians. We additionally sought to determine whether copy number variation (CNV) within the CASP8 gene was associated with ATP. We recruited 262 (131 ATP cases and 131 asymptomatic controls) Caucasian participants for this genetic association study and used quantitative PCR with chi-squared (χ2) tests and ANOVA to detect significant associations. We found no association between the TNFRSF1A rs4149577 (p = 0.561), CASP3 rs1049253 (p = 0.643) and CASP8 copy number variants (p = 0.219) and ATP. Likewise, when we tested potential interactions between gender, genotype and the risk of ATP, we found no association with the variants investigated. In conclusion, the TNFRSF1A, CASP3 and CASP8 gene variants were not associated with ATP in British Caucasians.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Apoptosis, genotype, achilles, tendinopathy
Creators: Rickaby, Rebecca, El Khoury, Louis, Ribbans, William J and Raleigh, Stuart M
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Sports, Exercise & Life Sciences
Date: 25 October 2015
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Gene
Volume: 571
Number: 2
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2015.06.010
ISSN: 0378-1119
Status: Published / Disseminated
Refereed: No
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/11036

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