Investigation of the Sp1-binding site polymorphism within the COL1A1 gene in participants with Achilles tendon injuries and controls.
Sequence variants within the type V collagen (COL5A1) and tenascin C (TNC) genes have to date been shown to be associated with chronic Achilles tendinopathies and/or spontaneous Achilles tendon ruptures. Type V collagen and tenascin C are quantitatively minor components of tendon, while type I collagen is the major structural component. There is increased expression of the COL1A1 gene, which encodes for the alpha1 chain of type I collagen, in the painful Achilles tendon. A functional Sp1-binding site polymorphism (SNP rs1800012; IVS1+1023G>T) within this gene has been shown to be associated with several connective tissue disorders. The aim of this study was to determine whether the Sp1-binding site polymorphism within the COL1A1 gene is associated with chronic Achilles tendinopathies and/or spontaneous Achilles tendon ruptures. Achilles tendinopathy (n=85), Achilles rupture (n=41) and asymptomatic control (n=125) participants were genotyped for the COL1A1 Sp1-binding site polymorphism. There were no observed statistical differences in the genotype (p=0.602) or allele (p=0.694) distributions between the groups. In conclusion, this study has shown that there is no association between the Sp1-binding site polymorphism within the first intron of COL1A1 and Achilles tendinopathy or Achilles tendon rupture within the population studied.
Posthumus
Michael
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UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine of the Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
September
Alison V
AV
Schwellnus
Martin P
MP
Collins
Malcolm
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D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000235:genetics*; D000090602:Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012421:Rupture / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*
D024042:Collagen Type I; D000090602:Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain