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Association of estrogen receptor beta gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Spine - 15 Apr 2009
Zhang Hong-Qi, Lu Shi-Jin, Tang Ming-Xing, Chen Ling-Qiang, Liu Shao-Hua, Guo Chao-Feng, Wang Xi-Yang, Chen Jing, Xie Ling
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STUDY DESIGN: A case-control study is presented. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of estrogen receptor beta gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Studies have shown that idiopathic scoliosis is related to genetic factors, such as XbaI site polymorphism of the estrogen receptor alpha gene. To our knowledge, however, the relationship of...
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