Research Article

Significant Associations of SOX9 Gene Polymorphism and Gene Expression with the Risk of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head in a Han Population in Northern China

Table 5

Association of the rs1042667 and rs12601701 genotypes of SOX9 gene with the clinical phenotypes of ONFH.

dbSNPGenotypeSex testDisease course
(months) ANOVA test
Etiological classification
(%) test
Unilateral or bilateral hips lesions
(%) test
Clinical stage
(%) test
Men
(%)
Women
(%)
AlcSterIdioUnilateralBilateralStage IIStage IIIStage IV

rs1042667
AA30 (23.8)9 (16.1)86.72 + 74.8019 (27.9)9 (20.0)11 (16.4)14 (17.7)25 (24.5)2 (15.4)10 (19.2)26 (23.2)
AC63 (50.0)29 (51.8)66.66 + 72.8535 (51.5)25 (55.6)30 (44.8)39 (49.4)52 (51.0)8 (61.5)30 (57.7)52 (46.4)
CC33 (26.2)18 (32.1)71.88 + 62.2114 (20.6)11 (24.4)26 (38.8)26 (32.9)25 (24.5)3 (23.1)12 (23.1)34 (30.4)
0.4500.3320.1310.3520.646

rs12601701
AA41 (32.6)20 (35.7)65.13 + 60.9922 (32.4)13 (28.9)26 (38.8)36 (45.6)25 (24.5)3 (23.1)20 (38.5)36 (32.2)
AG59 (46.8)26 (46.4)72.42 + 73.9730 (44.1)23 (51.1)30 (44.8)32 (40.5)52 (51.0)7 (53.8)25 (48.0)51 (45.5)
GG26 (20.6)10 (17.9)84.94 + 77.1916 (23.5)9 (20.0)11 (16.4)11 (13.9)25 (24.5)3 (23.1)7 (13.5)25 (22.3)
0.8740.4110.7290.0090.636