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The cartilage intermediate layer protein gene is associated with lumbar disc degeneration in collegiate judokas.
International journal of sports medicine - 1 Sept 2009
Min S K, Nakazato K, Okada T, Ochi E, Hiranuma K
Abstract excerpt
Lumbar disc degeneration is frequently seen in athletes. Lumbar disc diseases include a spectrum of diseases and/or symptoms, including lumbar disc degeneration. Some reports suggest an association between lumbar disc diseases and a functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP;1184T/C, rs 2073711) of the cartilage intermediate layer protein ( CILP) gene. We hypothesized that lumbar disc degeneration occurrence...
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