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Lumbar disc degeneration and genetic factors are the main risk factors for low back pain in women: the UK Twin Spine Study.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Oct 2011
Livshits Gregory, Popham Maria, Malkin Ida, Sambrook Philip N, Macgregor Alex J, Spector Timothy, Williams Frances M K
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OBJECTIVE: Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder, but it is still unclear which individuals develop it. The authors examined the contribution of genetic factors, lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) and other risk factors in a female sample of the general population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2256 women (371 and 698 monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs and 29...
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