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Matrix metalloproteinase-3 and vitamin d receptor genetic polymorphisms, and their interactions with occupational exposure in lumbar disc degeneration.
Journal of occupational health - 1 Jan 2010
Yuan Han-Yan, Tang Ying, Liang You-Xin, Lei Ling, Xiao Guo-Bing, Wang Sheng, Xia Zhao-Lin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the occupational and genetic risk factors inducing lumbar disc degeneration in a Chinese population, and to explore their synergistic interactions. METHODS: A case-control study involving 178 low back pain patients with lumbar disc degeneration and 284 controls was carr...
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