DISEASE: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of spine
Entry
H00431 Disease
Name
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of spine
Description
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of spine (OPLL) is an osteogenetic disorder of the spine found among Japanese and other East Asian populations. Ectopic bone formation in the posterior longitudinal ligaments causes myelopathy in patients with OPLL. Genetic linkage studies revealed genes encoding collagens, nucleotide pyrophosphatase, and TGF-beta3 in association with susceptibility to the disease.
Category
Musculoskeletal disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
15 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue
Conditions associated with the spine
Degenerative condition of spine
FA83 Ossification of spinal ligaments
H00431 Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of spine
Tanaka T, Ikari K, Furushima K, Okada A, Tanaka H, Furukawa K, Yoshida K, Ikeda T, Ikegawa S, Hunt SC, Takeda J, Toh S, Harata S, Nakajima T, Inoue I
Title
Genomewide linkage and linkage disequilibrium analyses identify COL6A1, on chromosome 21, as the locus for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine.
Horikoshi T, Maeda K, Kawaguchi Y, Chiba K, Mori K, Koshizuka Y, Hirabayashi S, Sugimori K, Matsumoto M, Kawaguchi H, Takahashi M, Inoue H, Kimura T, Matsusue Y, Inoue I, Baba H, Nakamura K, Ikegawa S
Title
A large-scale genetic association study of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine.