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Are copy number variants associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?
Clinical orthopaedics and related research - 1 Oct 2014
Buchan Jillian G, Alvarado David M, Haller Gabe, Aferol Hyuliya, Miller Nancy H, Dobbs Matthew B, Gurnett Christina A
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BACKGROUND: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a complex genetic disorder that causes spinal deformity in approximately 3% of the population. Candidate gene, linkage, and genome-wide association studies have sought to identify genetic variation that predisposes individuals to AIS, but the g...
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