Genetic Polymorphism of miR-196a-2 is Associated with Bone Mineral Density (BMD).

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES(2017)

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules that post-transcriptionally regulate the translation of messenger RNAs. Given the crucial role of miRNAs in gene expression, genetic variants within miRNA-related sequences may affect miRNA function and contribute to disease risk. Osteoporosis is characterized by reduced bone mass, and bone mineral density (BMD) is a major diagnostic proxy to assess osteoporosis risk. Here, we aimed to identify miRNAs that are involved in BMD using data from recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on femoral neck, lumbar spine and forearm BMD. Of 242 miRNA-variants available in the GWAS data, we found rs11614913: C > T in the precursor miR-196a-2 to be significantly associated with femoral neck-BMD (p-value = 9.9 x 10(-7), beta = 0.038) and lumbar spine-BMD (p-value = 3.2 x 10(-11), beta = -0.061). Furthermore, our sensitivity analyses using the Rotterdam study data showed a sex-specific association of rs11614913 with BMD only in women. Subsequently, we highlighted a number of miR-196a-2 target genes, expressed in bone and associated with BMD, that may mediate the miRNA function in BMD. Collectively, our results suggest that miR-196a-2 may contribute to variations in BMD level. Further biological investigations will give more insights into the mechanisms by which miR-196a-2 control expression of BMD-related genes.
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miRNA polymorphism,bone mineral density,osteoporosis,genetic variation,GWAS
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