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Exome sequencing analysis identifies frequent oligogenic involvement and FLNB variants in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 2020
Jiang Heng, Liang Shulun, He Kai, Hu Jinghua, Xu Enjie, Lin Tao, Meng Yichen, Zhao Jianquan, Ma Jun, Gao Rui, Wang Ce, Yang Fu, Zhou Xuhui
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BACKGROUND: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a genetically heterogeneous disease characterised by three-dimensional deformity of the spine in the absence of a congenital spinal anomaly or neurological musculoskeletal disorder. The clinical variability and incomplete penetrance of some genes linked with AIS indicate that this disease constitutes an oligogenic trait. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to explore the...
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