Common genetic variants genome-wide (GWAS; ~3.9 million SNPs with MAF > 5%) vs ECC-unaffected children (per-allele case-control association)
The common variant rs1044956 near OSBPL3, NPVF showed suggestive (not genome-wide significant) association with ECC (Z = 4.551, p = 5.35e-6); genetic association, ungraded.
- Association of Early Childhood Caries with Bitter Taste Receptors: A Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies… 2022 All outcomesCross-sectional (ECC ascertained at the last dental exam before age 6) · Population/community child cohorts: rural Appalachia (West Virginia, Pennsylvania) and Iowa (USA) and South West England; European / European non-Hispanic ancestry only · rs1044956 (7:24854765); effect/non-effect allele A/G; MAF 0.49; direction across 5 cohorts +++++Z-score (Stouffer's combined Z, 5 cohorts) 4.5515 studies · 2974 participantsGRADE not reported
- Association of Early Childhood Caries with Bitter Taste Receptors: A Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies… 2022 All outcomesCross-sectional (ECC ascertained at the last dental exam before age 6) · Population/community child cohorts: rural Appalachia (West Virginia, Pennsylvania) and Iowa (USA) and South West England; European / European non-Hispanic ancestry only · rs9889096 (16:13575143); effect/non-effect allele T/G; MAF 0.50; direction across 5 cohorts --+--Z-score (Stouffer's combined Z, 5 cohorts) -4.5415 studies · 2974 participantsGRADE not reported