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Association of the Taq I allele in vitamin D receptor with degenerative disc disease and disc bulge in a Chinese population.
Spine - 1 May 2006
Cheung Kenneth M C, Chan Danny, Karppinen Jaro, Chen Yiquin, Jim Jeffrey J T, Yip Shea-Ping, Ott Jurg, Wong Kelvin K, Sham Pak, Luk Keith D K, Cheah Kathryn S E, Leong John C Y, Song You-Qiang
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STUDY DESIGN: Large scale, case-control study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of the Taq I alleles in vitamin D receptor on the risk of developing degenerative disc disease in a Southern Chinese population. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Previous studies in Finns and Japanese suggest that the Taq I polymorphism of vitamin D receptor is associated with the development of degenerative disc disease in the lumbar...
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