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Magnetic resonance imaging findings in relation to the COL9A2 tryptophan allele among patients with sciatica.
Spine - 1 Jan 2002
Karppinen Jaro, Pääkkö Eija, Räinä Susanna, Tervonen Osmo, Kurunlahti Mauno, Nieminen Pentti, Ala-Kokko Leena, Malmivaara Antti, Vanharanta Heikki
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STUDY DESIGN: The phenotype of patients with sciatica who have the Trp2 allele is characterized cross-sectionally. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether it is possible to differentiate patients with the Trp2 allele clinically or by magnetic resonance imaging. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Several studies have indicated a positive family history for intervertebral disc disease. Previously, a dominantly inherited defect...
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