| Title: | Mendelian randomization study on vitamin D levels and osteoarthritis risk: a concise report |
| Journal: | Rheumatology |
| Published: | 23 Nov 2020 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33463692/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa697 |
Publication 5378
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The role of vitamin D in OA is unclear and previous epidemiological studies have provided inconsistent results. We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study to investigate the causal relationship between genetically determined serum vitamin D levels and hip/knee OA.</p>
METHODS: Six single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with vitamin D levels in the Study of Underlying Genetic Determinants of Vitamin D and Highly Related Traits Consortium were selected as instrumental variables. Summary statistics of the SNPs effects on OA were derived from the Iceland and UK Biobank, comprising 23 877 knee OA cases, 17 151 hip OA cases and >562 000 controls. The control samples match the OA cases in age, sex and county of origin.</p>
RESULTS: The MR analyses showed no causal association between genetically determined vitamin D levels and knee OA [odds ratio (OR) 1.03 (95% CI 0.84, 1.26)] or hip OA [OR 1.06 (95% CI 0.83, 1.35)].</p>
CONCLUSION: Genetic variations associated with low vitamin D serum levels are not associated with increased risk of hip or knee OA in community-dwelling older adults, suggesting that vitamin D levels are not causally linked to OA. It is therefore unlikely that vitamin D supplementation protects against hip or knee OA.</p>
9 Keywords
- Causality
- Humans
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Odds Ratio
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis, Hip
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Vitamin D
4 Authors
- Arjan P Bergink
- Katerina Trajanoska
- André G Uitterlinden
- Joyce B J van Meurs
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 9922 | Advancing understanding, prediction, prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease through application of genetics to UK Biobank |
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