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Association between estrogen receptor gene polymorphisms and curve severity of idiopathic scoliosis.
Spine - 1 Nov 2002
Inoue Masatoshi, Minami Shohei, Nakata Yoshinori, Kitahara Hiroshi, Otsuka Yoshinori, Isobe Keijiro, Takaso Masashi, Tokunaga Makoto, Nishikawa Shinsuke, Maruta Tetsuro, Moriya Hideshige
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STUDY DESIGN: Analysis of the estrogen receptor gene of girls with idiopathic scoliosis. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether estrogen receptor gene polymorphisms correlate with curve severity of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Studies suggest that idiopathic scoliosis is...
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