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DCS imposes very large social and economic burdens. However, its genetic basis remains elusive.\nMETHODS: Predicted whole-blood and skeletal muscle gene expression and genome-wide association study (GWAS) data from a DCS database were integrated, and functional summary-based imputation (FUSION) software was used on the integrated data. A transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) was conducted using FUSION software to assess the association between predicted gene expression and DCS risk. The TWAS-identified genes were verified via comparison with differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in DCS RNA expression profiles in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) (Accession Number: GSE153761). The Functional Mapping and Annotation (FUMA) tool for genome-wide association studies and Meta tools were used for gene functional enrichment and annotation analysis.\nRESULTS: The TWAS detected 420 DCS genes with p < 0.05 in skeletal muscle, such as ribosomal protein S15A (RPS15A) (PTWAS = 0.001), and 110 genes in whole blood, such as selectin L (SELL) (PTWAS = 0.001). Comparison with the DCS RNA expression profile identified 12 common genes, including Apelin Receptor (APLNR) (PTWAS = 0.001, PDEG = 0.025). In total, 148 DCS-enriched Gene Ontology (GO) terms were identified, such as mast cell degranulation (GO:0043303); 15 DCS-enriched Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways were identified, such as the sphingolipid signalling pathway (ko04071). Nine terms, such as degradation of the extracellular matrix (R-HSA-1474228), were common to the TWAS enrichment results and the RNA expression profile.\nCONCLUSION: Our results identify putative susceptibility genes; these findings provide new ideas for exploration of the genetic mechanism of DCS development and new targets for preclinical intervention and clinical treatment.Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2023;12(1):80-90.", "claims": [{"id": "claim-method", "statement": "The TWAS of DCS was carried out by using functional summary-based imputation (FUSION) software.", "kind": "methodological", "target": null, "evidence": [{"asset": "source:pmid:36660900", "locator": "sections[7] \"TWAS of DCS\" paragraph 2", "quote": "The TWAS of DCS was carried out by using functional summary-based imputation (FUSION) software."}], "state": "complete"}, {"id": "claim-data-access", "statement": "Data sharing The genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary data of degenerative cervical spondylosis (DCS): the UK Biobank (http://geneatlas.roslin.ed.ac.uk/). 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