BACKGROUND: Susceptibility to aggressive periodontitis (AgP) is influenced by genetic as well as environmental factors. Studies linking gene variants to AgP have been mainly centred in developed countries with limited data from Africa. AIM: To investigate whether previously reported candidate gene associations with AgP could be replicated in a population from Sudan. METHODS: The investigation was a case-control design. Cases with AgP (n = 132) and controls (n = 136) were identified from patients attending the Periodontal Department in Khartoum Dental Hospital. Genotyping was performed using the Sequenom MassARRAY iPLEX platform. Analysis focused on gene variants with a minor allele frequency (MAF) > 25% in the Sudanese subjects that had previously been reported to be associated with AgP. RESULTS: One candidate gene rs1537415 (GLT6D1) was significantly associated with AgP, OR = 1.50 (95% CI 1.04-2.17), p = 0.0295 (increasing to p = 0.09 after correction for multiple testing). The association strengthened to OR = 1.56 (95% CI 1.15-2.16), p = 0.0042 when the controls were supplemented with data from the Hap map for the Yoruba in Ibadan (n = 147) and remained significant (p = 0.013) after correction for multiple testing. CONCLUSION: The study independently replicated the finding that rs1537415, a variant in glycosyl transferase gene GLT6D1, is associated with AgP and provided the first report of genetic associations with AgP in a Sudanese population.
BACKGROUND: Susceptibility to aggressive periodontitis (AgP) is influenced by genetic as well as environmental factors. Studies linking gene variants to AgP have been mainly centred in developed countries with limited data from Africa. AIM: To investigate whether previously reported candidate gene associations with AgP could be replicated in a population from Sudan. METHODS: The investigation was a case-control design. Cases with AgP (n = 132) and controls (n = 136) were identified from patients attending the Periodontal Department in Khartoum Dental Hospital. Genotyping was performed using the Sequenom MassARRAY iPLEX platform. Analysis focused on gene variants with a minor allele frequency (MAF) > 25% in the Sudanese subjects that had previously been reported to be associated with AgP. RESULTS: One candidate gene rs1537415 (GLT6D1) was significantly associated with AgP, OR = 1.50 (95% CI 1.04-2.17), p = 0.0295 (increasing to p = 0.09 after correction for multiple testing). The association strengthened to OR = 1.56 (95% CI 1.15-2.16), p = 0.0042 when the controls were supplemented with data from the Hap map for the Yoruba in Ibadan (n = 147) and remained significant (p = 0.013) after correction for multiple testing. CONCLUSION: The study independently replicated the finding that rs1537415, a variant in glycosyl transferase gene GLT6D1, is associated with AgP and provided the first report of genetic associations with AgP in a Sudanese population.
Authors: Matthias Munz; Gesa M Richter; Bruno G Loos; Søren Jepsen; Kimon Divaris; Steven Offenbacher; Alexander Teumer; Birte Holtfreter; Thomas Kocher; Corinna Bruckmann; Yvonne Jockel-Schneider; Christian Graetz; Ilyas Ahmad; Ingmar Staufenbiel; Nathalie van der Velde; André G Uitterlinden; Lisette C P G M de Groot; Jürgen Wellmann; Klaus Berger; Bastian Krone; Per Hoffmann; Matthias Laudes; Wolfgang Lieb; Andre Franke; Jeanette Erdmann; Henrik Dommisch; Arne S Schaefer Journal: Eur J Hum Genet Date: 2018-09-14 Impact factor: 4.246
Authors: A Nashef; R Qabaja; Y Salaymeh; M Botzman; M Munz; H Dommisch; B Krone; P Hoffmann; J Wellmann; M Laudes; K Berger; T Kocher; B Loos; N van der Velde; A G Uitterlinden; L C P G M de Groot; A Franke; S Offenbacher; W Lieb; K Divaris; R Mott; I Gat-Viks; E Wiess; A Schaefer; F A Iraqi; Y H Haddad Journal: J Dent Res Date: 2018-01-02 Impact factor: 8.924