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Association between an aggrecan gene polymorphism and lumbar disc degeneration.
Spine - 1 Dec 1999
Kawaguchi Y, Osada R, Kanamori M, Ishihara H, Ohmori K, Matsui H, Kimura T
Abstract excerpt
STUDY DESIGN: A case-control study using magnetic resonance imaging findings and a polymerase chain reaction assay to investigate the association between aggrecan gene polymorphism and lumbar disc degeneration. OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether the aggrecan gene polymorphism is related to lumbar disc disease in young women. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: It has been suggested that a genetic factor or familial...
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