Article
A Replication Study for the Association of rs11190870 With Curve Severity in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in Japanese.
Spine - 15 May 2018
Takahashi Yohei, Kou Ikuyo, Ogura Yoji, Miyake Atsushi, Takeda Kazuki, Nakajima Masahiro, Minami Shohei, Kawakami Noriaki, Uno Koki, Ito Manabu, Yonezawa Ikuho, Kaito Takashi, Yanagida Haruhisa, Watanabe Kei, Taneichi Hiroshi, Harimaya Katsumi, Taniguchi Yuki, Kotani Toshiaki, Tsuji Taichi, Suzuki Teppei, Sudo Hideki, Fujita Nobuyuki, Yagi Mitsuru, Chiba Kazuhiro, Kono Katsuki, Sakuma Tsuyoshi, Akazawa Tsutomu, Nishida Kotaro, Kakutani Kenichiro, Shigematsu Hideki, Iida Takahiro, Demura Satoru, Hosogane Naobumi, Okada Eijiro, Nakamura Masaya, Matsumoto Morio, Watanabe Kota, Ikegawa Shiro
Abstract excerpt
STUDY DESIGN: Case-only study. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to confirm the association of rs11190870 with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) severity in Japanese patients with AIS. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Although the association of rs11190870 with AIS susceptibility is replicated in multiple ethnics, the association of rs11190870 with curve severity is controversial. Since the previous studies are...
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