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Congenital scoliosis and vertebral malformations: characterization of segmental defects for genetic analysis.
Journal of pediatric orthopedics - 1 Jan 2000
Erol Bülent, Tracy Michael R, Dormans John P, Zackai Elaine H, Maisenbacher Melissa K, O'Brien Megan L, Turnpenny Peter D, Kusumi Kenro
Abstract excerpt
The developmental and genetic etiology of most congenital vertebral malformation disorders remains unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate and classify congenital vertebral defect cases into groupings based on developmental etiology for clinical genetic studies. This classification is intended to be distinct from but complementary to traditional groupings based on spinal curvature or progression. In...
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