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Heritability of low back pain and the role of disc degeneration.

Pain - 1 Oct 2007

Battié Michele C, Videman Tapio, Levalahti Esko, Gill Kevin, Kaprio Jaakko

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Twin studies suggest that both disc degeneration and back pain have a genetic component. We were interested in estimating the heritability of low back pain in men and examining whether genetic influences on back pain are mediated through genetic influences on disc degeneration. Thus, we conducted a classic twin study with multivariate quantitative genetic models to estimate the degree to which genetic (or...

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Adult
Aged
Comorbidity
Finland
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Displacement
Low Back Pain
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Assessment

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PMID: 17335977
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.01.010

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