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Single-nucleotide polymorphism in Turkish patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: curve progression is not related with MATN-1, LCT C/T-13910, and VDR BsmI.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 1 Sept 2012
Yilmaz Hurriyet, Zateri Coskun, Uludag Ahmet, Bakar Coskun, Kosar Sule, Ozdemir Ozturk
Abstract excerpt
The role of genetics in the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is unclear. In this study, we investigated the relationship between AIS and polymorphisms in MATN-1, LCT C/T-13910, and VDR BsmI genes. 53 Turkish adolescents with diagnosed AIS and 54 healthy adult individuals were included in the study. MATN-1, LCT C/T-13910, and VDR BsmI gene mutations were analyzed with real-time PCR. We did...
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