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RUNX2 polymorphisms associated with OPLL and OLF in the Han population.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research - 1 Dec 2010
Liu Yang, Zhao Yongfei, Chen Yu, Shi Guodong, Yuan Wen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), BMP-2, COL6A1, and VDR are four genes that may be related to ossification of the spinal ligament. However, their pathogenetic relevance remains unclear. Most cases of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) have been reported in Asian populations, but the polymorphic loci in these genes may...
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