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Evidence for an inherited predisposition to lumbar disc disease.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume - 2 Feb 2011
Patel Alpesh A, Spiker William Ryan, Daubs Michael, Brodke Darrel, Cannon-Albright Lisa A
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BACKGROUND: A genetic predisposition for the development of symptomatic lumbar disc disease has been suggested by several twin sibling studies and subsequent genetic marker studies. The purpose of the present study was to define population-based familial clustering among individuals with a diagnosis of, or treated for, lumbar disc herniation or disc degeneration. METHODS: The Utah Population Database allows...
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