Article
An Independent Evaluation of the Validity of a DNA-Based Prognostic Test for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume - 16 Dec 2015
Roye Benjamin D, Wright Margaret L, Matsumoto Hiroko, Yorgova Petya, McCalla Daren, Hyman Joshua E, Roye David P, Shah Suken A, Vitale Michael G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: ScoliScore is a DNA-based prognostic test, designed and used to help to predict the risk of curve progression in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The role of this test in clinical practice remains unclear as the published results of the ScoliScore have not been validated independently. The purpose of this study was to determine if the ScoliScore effectively predicted the risk of curve...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Braces
- DNA
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
