Research Article

Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies Identifies Novel Functional CpG-SNPs Associated with Bone Mineral Density at Lumbar Spine

Table 3

The top ten most significant GO terms enriched for BMD-associated CpG-SNPs.

GOIDTermLog odds ratio value

GO:0072659Protein localization to plasma membrane5.424.06E − 16
GO:1990778Protein localization to cell periphery5.424.06E − 16
GO:0007009Plasma membrane organization4.963.08E − 14
GO:0035023Regulation of Rho protein signal transduction4.571.21E − 12
GO:0046578Regulation of Ras protein signal transduction4.011.96E − 10
GO:0072657Protein localization to membrane3.943.45E − 10
GO:0010256Endomembrane system organization3.933.75E − 10
GO:0000904Cell morphogenesis involved in differentiation2.924.50E − 08
GO:0051056Regulation of small GTPase-mediated signal transduction3.297.92E − 08
GO:0008295Spermidine biosynthetic process7.992.55E − 07

Note: GO enrichment analysis was performed in candidate genes annotated to BMD-associated CpG-SNPs ( value < 1.0 × 10−4).