Hagen Knut, Pettersen Elin, Stovner Lars Jacob, Skorpen Frank, Zwart John-Anker
Department of Clinical Neuroscience; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2006 May 4;7:40. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-40.
The Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene contains a functional polymorphism, Val158Met, that has been found to influence human pain perception. In one study fibromyalgia was less likely among those with Val/Val genotype.
In the 1995-97 Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), the association between Val/Met polymorphism at the COMT gene and chronic musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs) was evaluated in a random sample of 3017 individuals.
The distribution of the COMT Val158Met genotypes and alleles were similar between controls and the twelve different chronic MSCs groups. Even when the Met/Met and Val/Met genotypes were pooled, the distribution of the Val/Val genotype and other genotypes were similar between controls and the chronic MSCs groups.
In this population-based study, no significant association was found between Val/Met polymorphism at the COMT gene and chronic MSCs.
儿茶酚-O-甲基转移酶(COMT)基因包含一种功能性多态性,即Val158Met,已发现其会影响人类的疼痛感知。在一项研究中,Val/Val基因型的个体患纤维肌痛的可能性较小。
在1995 - 1997年的北特伦德拉格健康研究(HUNT)中,对3017名个体的随机样本评估了COMT基因处Val/Met多态性与慢性肌肉骨骼疾病(MSCs)之间的关联。
对照组与十二个不同的慢性MSCs组之间,COMT Val158Met基因型和等位基因的分布相似。即使将Met/Met和Val/Met基因型合并,对照组与慢性MSCs组之间Val/Val基因型和其他基因型的分布也相似。
在这项基于人群的研究中,未发现COMT基因处Val/Met多态性与慢性MSCs之间存在显著关联。