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The association analysis of TBX6 polymorphism with susceptibility to congenital scoliosis in a Chinese Han population.
Spine - 20 Apr 2010
Fei Qi, Wu Zhihong, Wang Hai, Zhou Xi, Wang Naiguo, Ding Yaozhong, Wang Yipeng, Qiu Guixing
Abstract excerpt
STUDY DESIGN: A case-control association study was conducted to investigate the genetic etiology for congenital scoliosis (CS) in a Chinese Han population. OBJECTIVE: To identify whether TBX6 polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to CS in a Chinese Han population. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: CS is a 3-dimensional deformity of the spine, resulting from defection of normal vertebral development. Although...
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