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Human retinoic X receptor beta: complete genomic sequence and mutation search for ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Apr 1999
Numasawa T, Koga H, Ueyama K, Maeda S, Sakou T, Harata S, Leppert M, Inoue I
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Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) is characterized by ectopic bone formation in the ligament. OPLL is a very common disorder, in fact it constitutes the leading cause of myelopathy among Japanese. In the previous report, we provided the genetic linkage evidence that the genetic susceptibility of OPLL mapped to HLA complex of chromosome 6. As a candidate gene approach,...
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