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Vertebral endplate change as a feature of intervertebral disc degeneration: a heritability study.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society - 1 Sept 2014
Määttä Juhani H, Kraatari Minna, Wolber Lisa, Niinimäki Jaakko, Wadge Sam, Karppinen Jaro, Williams Frances M K
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To study the prevalence of vertebral endplate or Modic change (MC), the progression of MC over a 10-year follow-up and the heritability of MC prevalence in a classical twin study. METHODS: The study population was recruited from TwinsUK register between 1996 and 2000. MC was evaluated from T2-weighted lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at baseline and follow-up. Heritability was estimated using...
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