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Genetic association study of growth hormone receptor and idiopathic scoliosis.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research - 1 Sept 2007
Qiu Xu S, Tang Nelson L S, Yeung Hiu-Yan, Qiu Yong, Cheng Jack C Y
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Although the etiology of scoliosis is multifactorial, genetic factors play an important role. Recent linkage studies on familial idiopathic scoliosis revealed multiple putative predisposition loci. A genetic association study is complementary to linkage studies in defining the genetic basis of complex traits of diseases like idiopathic scoliosis. The onset and progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a...
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