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Genetic Study of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in the Cervical Spine with Human Leukocyte Antigen Haplotype
1 Nov 1991
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the genetic background of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, the relationship between the presence of absence of ossification and human leukocyte antigen haplotypes was studied in 33 families of patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. The study revealed that human leukocyte antigen haplotypes formed certain types of clusters, and that some human leukocyte...
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