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Candidate gene investigation of spinal degenerative osteoarthritis in Greek population.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society - 1 Dec 2017
Liva Eleni, Panagiotou Irene, Palikyras Spyros, Parpa Efi, Tsilika Eleni, Paschou Peristera, Mystakidou Kyriaki
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BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Few data exist concerning the natural history of degenerative osteoarthritis (OA) of the spine and its associated gene investigation. Degenerative spinal OA demonstrates an international prevalence of 15% in the general population. PURPOSE: The aim of this Greek case-control study is to examine gene polymorphisms that have been previously shown or hypothesized to be correlated to degenerative...
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