Table 1:
Replicated candidate gene association studies of OSA
Gene (publication) |
Abbreviation | Chromosome | Year | Cases/controls | Findings: |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tumor necrosis factor-α47 | TNF-α | 6 | 2014 | 1369/1064 | TNF-α (−308G/A) polymorphism is a risk factor for OSA |
Apolipoprotein E Epsilon 449 | APOE ε4 | 19 | 2009 | 1901/4607 | no causal relationship between the APOE ε4 locus and OSA |
Prostaglandin E2 receptor EP3 subtype50 | PTGER3 | 1 | 2012 | 963/1965 European ancestry | rs1409986 SNP in the PTGER3 gene was significantly associated with OSA |
Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 150 | LPAR1 | 9 | 2012 | 233/414 African Americans | rs7030789 SNP in the LPAR1 gene was associated with OSA |