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An allele of COL9A2 associated with intervertebral disc disease.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 16 Jul 1999
Annunen S, Paassilta P, Lohiniva J, Perälä M, Pihlajamaa T, Karppinen J, Tervonen O, Kröger H, Lähde S, Vanharanta H, Ryhänen L, Göring H H, Ott J, Prockop D J, Ala-Kokko L
Abstract excerpt
Intervertebral disc disease is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. A number of environmental and anthropometric risk factors may contribute to it, and recent reports have suggested the importance of genetic factors as well. The COL9A2 gene, which codes for one of the polypeptide chains of collagen IX that is expressed in the intervertebral disc, was screened for sequence variations in individuals...
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