Matrix Gla protein and osteopontin genetic associations with coronary artery calcification and bone density: the CARDIA study

Hum Genet. 2005 May;116(6):525-8. doi: 10.1007/s00439-005-1258-3. Epub 2005 Mar 3.

Abstract

A role for matrix proteins has previously been proposed in the pathogenesis of arterial calcification in the setting of atherosclerosis, and a link has been suggested between osteoporosis and arterial calcification. Our aim has been to investigate whether matrix Gla protein (MGP) T-138C, osteopontin (SPP1) T-443C, and Asp94Asp single nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with the development of arterial calcification and bone density. The individual effects of the MGP and SPP1 polymorphisms with coronary calcification are weak and not statistically significant. Bone mineral density differences at both the hip and spine do not vary statistically by genotype for any of the polymorphisms studied. Given the significant role of both MGP and SPP1 in arteriosclerosis, further research in higher risk, older populations are needed to determine fully the way in which MGP and SPP1 polymorphisms are associated with disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Black People / genetics
  • Bone Density*
  • Calcinosis / genetics*
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coronary Artery Disease / genetics
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins / genetics*
  • Female
  • Hip / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Matrix Gla Protein
  • Osteopontin
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Sialoglycoproteins / genetics*
  • Spine / pathology
  • White People / genetics

Substances

  • Calcium-Binding Proteins
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • SPP1 protein, human
  • Sialoglycoproteins
  • Osteopontin