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Association analysis between thrombospondin-2 gene polymorphisms and intervertebral disc degeneration in a Chinese Han population.
Medicine - 1 Jan 2018
Yuan Baisheng, Ji Wei, Fan Bing, Zhang Binglei, Zhao Yulin, Li Jianmin
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study is to determine the contribution of 2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in thrombospondin 2 (THBS2) gene to the development of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) in a Chinese Han population.We studied 138 patients with radiographically proven IDD and 136 healthy volunteers with no history of back problems. Magnetic resonance images (MRIs) were obtained for all the patients and...
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