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Variants of ACAN are associated with severity of lumbar disc herniation in patients with chronic low back pain.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Perera Romain Shanil, Dissanayake Poruwalage Harsha, Senarath Upul, Wijayaratne Lalith Sirimevan, Karunanayake Aranjan Lional, Dissanayake Vajira Harshadeva Weerabaddana
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INTRODUCTION: Disc herniation is a complex spinal disorder associated with disability and high healthcare cost. Lumbar disc herniation is strongly associated with disc degeneration. Candidate genes of the aggrecan metabolic pathway may associate with the severity of lumbar disc herniation. OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the association of single nucleotide variants (SNVs) of the candidate genes of the aggrecan...
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