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[Association study of WNT3A gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility to congenital scoliosis in a Chinese Han population].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 22 Mar 2011
Fei Qi, Wu Zhi-hong, Wang Yi-peng, Zhou Xi, Wang Hai, Wang Nai-guo, Li Xiang, Qiu Gui-xing
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the polymorphisms of WNT3A gene are associated with congenital scoliosis (CS) and its various clinical phenotypes in a Chinese Han population. METHODS: A total of 127 CS patients admitted into PUMC were enrolled into this case-control study between October 2005 and September 2007. There were 55 boys and 72 girls with a mean age of 12.90 years old. Another 127 scoliosis-free...
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