Correlations of VDR and VDBP genetic polymorphisms with susceptibility to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and efficacy of brace treatment.

OBJECTIVE: This paper aimed to elucidate the correlations of VDR and VDBP polymorphisms with susceptibility to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and efficacy of brace treatment. METHODS: AIS patients and healthy controls were enrolled. Lumbar spine bone mineral density (LSBMD) and femoral neck bone mineral density (FNBMD) were detected by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. VDR and VDBP polymorphisms were detected by PCR-RFLP. Efficacy of brace treatment was evaluated by Cobb measurement. RESULTS: The frequencies of Bsm I Bb genotype and B allele, and rs222020 CC genotype and C allele in the AIS patients were higher than in the controls. After treatment, the correction rates of average Cobb angle, AVT, AVR and TS in patients with Bsm I Bb and VDBP rs222020 CC genotypes were relatively low. CONCLUSION: VDR Bsm I and VDBP rs222020 C>T polymorphisms may be predisposition factors of AIS and the efficacy of brace treatment in AIS patients.