Replication of the association of GLT6D1 with aggressive periodontitis in a Sudanese population

Nada T. Hashim, Gerard J. Linden, Muntasir E. Ibrahim, Bakri G. Gismalla, Fionnuala T. Lundy, Francis J. Hughes, Ikhlas A. El Karim

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)319-324
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Clinical Periodontology
Volume42
Issue number4
Early online date31 Mar 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2015

Keywords

  • Africans
  • aggressive periodontitis
  • gene polymorphism

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