title: Effects of differences in polymorphism of gene encoding enzyme faenesyl diphosphate synthase (FDPS), rs2297480, on bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone turnover in Thai postmenopausal women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to find the frequency distribution ofa SNP rs2297480 of the human FDPS gene and its influences on BMD and bone turnover markers in postmenopausal Thai women who never-use any anti-osteoporotic drugs.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and thirty-five postmenopausal women at the age of 40 or over, and having been menopause for at least 2 years were enrolled in the present study. The patients having chronic medical conditions and having a fracture in any bone within 3 months were excluded. All of the subjects never used any anti-osteoporotic drugs, steroid hormones and warfarin. Bone mineral density and bone turnover markers including N-MID osteocalcin and beta-CTx were performed. Blood samplings for FDPS genotyping were collected and examined for rs2297480 SNP RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 60.4 (43-79) years old. The mean BMD T-score at all three major sites (Femoral neck, Lumbar spine, and Total hip) fell in the criteria of osteopenia. Twenty-four per cent of patients were diagnosed as osteoporosis (BMD T-score at one of three major sites was equal to or below -2.5 SD). One hundred and thirty-five patients whose data of rs2297480 SNP were defined as follows: AC genotype (45.1%), CC genotype (41.6%) and AA genotype (13.3%). Comparing among these three genotypes of rs2297480 SNP the results showed no differences of BMD and BMTs among them. The absolute BMD after being adjusted to the same level of age and body weight and also beta-CTx and N-MID OC between the group of AA + AC and the CC genotypes were also compared. No factors were statistically significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first research investigating the gene FDPS rs2297480 SNP in postmenopausal Thai women. The frequency distribution of this SNP is the same as the distribution of the Asians but different from the Caucasians'. There are some small trends in the lower baseline of BMD at femoral neck and total hip in CC genotype group of these postmenopausal women although the results are not statistically significant. The effect of rs229748 SNP did not contribute to the baseline of BMD as well as the baseline of bone turnover markers before the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Oncology and Bone Metabolism Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Phramongkutklao Hospital and College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand. thaweesps@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Thawee
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Songpatanasilp
authors.forename: Suwannee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chanprasertyothin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D015519:Bone Density / Q000235:genetics*; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D051228:Geranyltranstransferase / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D051228:Geranyltranstransferase