Genetic Prediction of Lifetime Risk of Fracture

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CONTEXT: Fragility fracture is a significant public health problem because it is associated with increased mortality. We want to find out whether the risk of fracture can be predicted from the time of birth.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between a polygenic risk score (PRS) and lifetime fracture risk.

METHODS: This population-based prospective study involved 3515 community-dwelling individuals aged 60+ years who have been followed for up to 20 years. Femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. A PRS was created by summing the weighted number of risk alleles for each single nucleotide polymorphism using BMD-associated coefficients. Fragility fractures were radiologically ascertained, whereas mortality was ascertained through a state registry. Residual lifetime risk of fracture (RLRF) was estimated by survival analysis.

RESULTS: The mortality-adjusted RLRF for women and men was 36% (95% CI, 34%-39%) and 21% (18%-24%), respectively. Individuals with PRS > 4.24 (median) had a greater risk (1.2-fold in women and 1.1-fold in men) than the population average risk. For hip fracture, the average RLRF was 10% (95% CI, 8%-12%) for women and ∼5% (3%-7%) for men; however, the risk was significantly increased by 1.5-fold and 1.3-fold for women and men with high PRS, respectively.

CONCLUSION: A genetic profiling of BMD-associated genetic variants is associated with the residual lifetime risk of fracture, suggesting the potential for incorporating the polygenic risk score in personalized fracture risk assessment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:108

Enthalten in:

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 108(2023), 11 vom: 18. Okt., Seite e1403-e1412

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ho-Le, Thao P [VerfasserIn]
Tran, Thach S [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Huy G [VerfasserIn]
Center, Jacqueline R [VerfasserIn]
Eisman, John A [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Tuan V [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Fracture
Genetic profiling
Genetic variant
Journal Article
Osteoporosis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Residual lifetime risk

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 24.10.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1210/clinem/dgad254

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356686043