title: SPP1 polymorphisms associated with HBV clearance and HCC occurrence.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Secreted phosphoprotein-1 (SPP1) is a secreted arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD)-containing phosphoprotein. SPP1 is overexpressed in metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and therefore could act as both a diagnostic marker and a potential therapeutic target for metastatic HCC. We investigated the genetic polymorphisms in SPP1 to determine whether it is a potential candidate gene for a host genetic study of hepatitis B virus (HBV) clearance and HCC occurrence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five genetic variants in SPP1 were genotyped by TaqMan assay and the genetic association with HBV clearance and HCC occurrence was analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Genetic association analysis of SPP1 polymorphisms with an HBV cohort (n = 1,069) from the Korean population revealed that the most common haplotype (SPP1-ht2 [T-T-C-T-A]) was associated with HBV clearance. The frequency of the SPP1-ht2-bearing genotype in the chronic carrier (CC) group was higher than in the spontaneously recovered (SR) group (OR = 1.44 [95% CI 1.11-1.87], P = 0.006, P(corr) = 0.02). By Cox relative hazard analysis, both SPP1-ht2 and -1,800G > T were associated with age of HCC occurrence among chronic hepatitis patients, e.g. ht2/h2- and 1800T/T-bearing patients showed earlier progression to HCC than did others (RH = 1.85, P = 0.004, P(corr) = 0.01 and RH = 1.85, P = 0.003, P(corr) = 0.01, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings suggest that SPP1 polymorphisms might be among the genetic factors for HBV clearance and/or HCC occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetic Epidemiology, SNP Genetics, Inc., Rm 1407, 14th floor, Complex B, WooLim Lion's Valley, 371-28, Gasan-Dong, Geumcheon-Gu, Seoul, 153-803, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyoung Doo
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Byung Lae
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyun Sub
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: Jung-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Yoon Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyo-Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053495:Osteopontin / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: C506895:SPP1 protein, human; D053495:Osteopontin