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The genetics of common degenerative skeletal disorders: osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease.
Annual review of genomics and human genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Ikegawa Shiro
Abstract excerpt
Degenerative skeletal disorders are common and serious problems worldwide, especially in aging populations. They are polygenic diseases influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, and hence the identification of susceptibility genes may provide clues to their etiology and pathogenesis, although this is still in its early stages. This review focuses on genetic studies of two representative degenerative...
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