Lumbar disc degeneration: epidemiology and genetic influences.

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STUDY DESIGN: A literature review. OBJECTIVE: To synthesize the scientific literature on the prevalence of lumbar disc degeneration and factors associated with its occurrence, including genetic influences. METHODS: A literature review was conducted of the prevalence of disc degeneration. Studies of the etiology of disc degeneration were summarized, with particular attention given to studies of genetic influences....

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