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[Association between the expression of Aggrecan and the distribution of Aggrecan gene variable number of tandem repeats with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation].
Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery] - 1 Feb 2015
Cong Lin, Zhu Yue, Tu Guanjun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the expression of Aggrecan and the relationship between the variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) of Aggrecan and lumbar disc herniation (LDH). METHODS: The disease group comprised of 74 patients already diagnosed with symptomatic LDH. The control group consisted of 15 patients restricted to spinal trauma and 113 healthy blood donors without symptoms of LDH who were not diagnosed with LDH....
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