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MRI Phenotyping of COL9A2/Trp2 and COL9A3/Trp3 Alleles in Lumbar Disc Disease: A Case-control Study in South-Western Iranian Population Reveals a Significant Trp3-Disease Association in Males.
Spine - 1 Nov 2016
Bagheri Mohammad H, Honarpisheh Amir P, Yavarian Majid, Alavi Zahra, Siegelman Jenifer, Valtchinov Vladimir I
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STUDY DESIGN: A case-control study of the Trp2/3 alleles of COL9A2/3 genes and their correlation with occurrence of Lumbar disc disease (DDD) as phenotyped by magnetic resonance imaging. OBJECTIVE: To establish a better understanding of relationship between presence of said alleles and occurrence of DDD in South-Western Iranian population. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: A number of genetic predisposing factors have...
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