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Males with familial idiopathic scoliosis: a distinct phenotypic subgroup.
Spine - 15 Jan 2010
Clough Mark, Justice Cristina M, Marosy Beth, Miller Nancy H
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STUDY DESIGN: Statistical analysis of genomic screening and fine mapping data. OBJECTIVE: The goals of this study were to analyze a region on chromosome 17 and to identify specific genetic determinants within this region linked to familial idiopathic scoliosis (FIS) in a subgroup of families in which affected males have undergone surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The high prevalence and variability of FIS is...
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