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Association Between Cartilage Intermediate Layer Protein and Degeneration of Intervertebral Disc: A Meta-analysis.
Spine - 15 Oct 2016
Wang Wenyu, Hao Jingcan, Zheng Shuyu, Xiao Xiao, Wen Yan, He Awen, Guo Xiong, Zhang Feng
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STUDY DESIGN: Meta-analysis to collect all eligible studies for investigating whether cartilage intermediate layer protein (CILP) gene rs2073711 polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to intervertebral disc degeneration (IVD). OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between CILP gene rs2073711 and IVD. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: CILP is one of the limited genes that is being suggested to be associated...
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