title: Association of a polymorphism of the CC chemokine receptor-2 gene with bone mineral density.
abstract: The possible association of the 190G-->A (Val64Ile) polymorphism of the CC chemokine receptor-2 gene (CCR2) with bone mineral density (BMD) was examined in 2215 subjects (1125 men, 1090 women), all of whom were community-dwelling individuals aged 40 to 79 years. Among men aged < 60 years, BMD for the distal radius, lumbar spine, or Ward's triangle was significantly greater in those with the AA genotype than in those with the GG or GA genotypes. For postmenopausal women, BMD for the distal radius or femoral neck was significantly greater in those with the AA genotype than in those with the GG or GA genotypes. In contrast, for men aged > or =60 years and for premenopausal women, BMD was not associated with the CCR2 genotype. These results suggest that CCR2 may be a new candidate for a susceptibility locus for bone mass in middle-aged men and postmenopausal women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gene Therapy, Gifu International Institute of Biotechnology and Institute of Applied Biochemistry, Mitake, Gifu, 505-0116, Japan. yoyamada@giib.or.jp
authors.forename: Yoshiji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Fujiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Naoakira
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Niino
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimokata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D054390:Receptors, CCR2; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000235:genetics*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: C515334:CCR2 protein, human; D054390:Receptors, CCR2; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine