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SUBMITTER: Barfield WL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4082368 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barfield Whitney L WL Uaesoontrachoon Kitipong K Wu Chung-Sheih CS Lin Stephen S Chen Yue Y Wang Paul C PC Kanaan Yasmine Y Bond Vernon V Hoffman Eric P EP
Human molecular genetics 20140313 15
A promoter polymorphism of the osteopontin (OPN) gene (rs28357094) has been associated with multiple inflammatory states, severity of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and muscle size in healthy young adults. We sought to define the mechanism of action of the polymorphism, using allele-specific in vitro reporter assays in muscle cells, and a genotype-stratified intervention in healthy controls. In vitro reporter constructs showed the G allele to respond to estrogen treatment, whereas the T allel ...[more]