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Association study of BMP4, IL6, Leptin, MMP3, and MTNR1B gene promoter polymorphisms and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Spine - 15 Jan 2011
Mórocz Mónika, Czibula Agnes, Grózer Zsuzsanna B, Szécsényi Anita, Almos Péter Z, Raskó István, Illés Tamás
Abstract excerpt
STUDY DESIGN: a genetic association study was performed on 126 patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and 197 healthy controls from independent Hungarian pedigrees. OBJECTIVE: to reveal implication of promoter polymorphisms of bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4), interleukin-6 (IL6), leptin, matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP3), melatonin 1B receptor (MTNR1B) genes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)....
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