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A Functional SNP in BNC2 Is Associated with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
American journal of human genetics - 6 Aug 2015
Ogura Yoji, Kou Ikuyo, Miura Shigenori, Takahashi Atsushi, Xu Leilei, Takeda Kazuki, Takahashi Yohei, Kono Katsuki, Kawakami Noriaki, Uno Koki, Ito Manabu, Minami Shohei, Yonezawa Ikuho, Yanagida Haruhisa, Taneichi Hiroshi, Zhu Zezhang, Tsuji Taichi, Suzuki Teppei, Sudo Hideki, Kotani Toshiaki, Watanabe Kota, Hosogane Naobumi, Okada Eijiro, Iida Aritoshi, Nakajima Masahiro, Sudo Akihiro, Chiba Kazuhiro, Hiraki Yuji, Toyama Yoshiaki, Qiu Yong, Shukunami Chisa, Kamatani Yoichiro, Kubo Michiaki, Matsumoto Morio, Ikegawa Shiro
Abstract excerpt
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common spinal deformity. We previously conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and detected two loci associated with AIS. To identify additional loci, we extended our GWAS by increasing the number of cohorts (2,109 affected subjects and 1...
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