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Short aggrecan gene repetitive alleles associated with lumbar degenerative disc disease in Turkish patients.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 30 Aug 2011
Eser O, Eser B, Cosar M, Erdogan M O, Aslan A, Yıldız H, Solak M, Haktanır A
Abstract excerpt
We investigated a possible association between aggrecan gene polymorphism and lumbar degenerative disc disease in Turkish patients. One hundred 20-30-year-old patients with or without low back pain were selected for the study. Lumbar magnetic resonance imaging was performed on all patients. The patient group had low back pain clinically and degenerative disc disease radiographically. The control group...
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