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Putative susceptibility locus on chromosome 21q for lumbar disc disease (LDD) in the Finnish population.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 May 2007
Virtanen Iita M, Noponen Noora, Barral Sandra, Karppinen Jaro, Li Hong, Vuoristo Mirka, Niinimäki Jaakko, Ott Jürg, Ala-Kokko Leena, Männikkö Minna
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: In the first linkage study on LDD, a common musculoskeletal disorder, a genome-wide scan was performed on 14 Finnish families. The analysis resulted in identification of a putative susceptibility locus for the disease on chromosome 21. INTRODUCTION: Lumbar disc disease (LDD) is a common musculoskeletal disorder that affects approximately 5% of the adult population. Several predisposing genetic and...
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