Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in the ADD3 gene and susceptibility to biliary atresia.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Based on the results of previous studies, the ADD3 gene, located in the 10q24.2 region, may be a susceptibility gene of biliary atresia (BA). In this study, two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the ADD3 gene, rs17095355 C/T and rs10509906 G/C, were selected to investigate whether there is an association between these SNPs and susceptibility to BA in a Chinese population. METHODS: A total of 752 Han Chinese (134 BA cases and 618 ethnically matched healthy controls) were included in the present study. The ADD3 gene polymorphisms were genotyped using a TaqMan genotyping assay. RESULTS: Positive associations were found for the SNP rs17095355 in the codominant model; specifically, the frequencies of the CT and TT genotypes and the T allele were higher in the cases than the controls, demonstrating a significant risk for BA (odds ratio [OR] = 1.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.02-2.58; OR = 2.89, 95% CI = 1.72-4.86; and OR = 1.75, 95% CI = 1.34-2.29, respectively). Regarding rs10509906, the per-C-allele conferred an OR of 0.70 (95% CI = 0.49-1.00) under the additive model. A greater risk of BA was associated with the T(a)-G(b) (a for rs17095355 and b for rs10509906) haplotype (OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.27-2.61) compared with the C(a)-C(b) haplotype. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the ADD3 gene plays an important role in BA pathogenesis and reveals a significant association between two SNPs, rs17095355 and rs10509906, and BA

Associations between rs10509906 and BA risk in a Chinese population.

#<p><i>P</i> values were computed by the Pearson chi-square test.</p>+<p>Data were calculated by logistic regression after adjusting for gender.</p><p>b: Logistic regression analysis of the independent effect of rs10509906 after inclusion of the rs17095355.</p><p>*<i>P</i> values were modified by the FDR correction for multiple comparisons.</p><p>Associations between rs10509906 and BA risk in a Chinese population.</p

Additional file 6 of Factors influencing and long-term effects of manual myotomy phenomenon during physiotherapy for congenital muscular torticollis

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Additional file 4: Supplementary Table 1. Cheng-Tang rating scores between the MM and NMM group

Additional file 1 of Factors influencing and long-term effects of manual myotomy phenomenon during physiotherapy for congenital muscular torticollis

Additional file 1: Supplementary Figure 1. Images of the child in Case tw