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The heritability of coronal and sagittal phenotype in idiopathic scoliosis: a report of 12 monozygotic twin pairs.
Spine deformity - 1 Jan 2021
Schlösser Tom P C, Simony Ane, Gerdhem Paul, Andersen Mikkel Ø, Castelein René M, Kempen Diederik H R
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PURPOSE: One of the pathways through which genetics may act in the causation of idiopathic scoliosis is inheritance of a specific sagittal profile that predisposes for its development. In this study, coronal and sagittal parameters were compared in an international collection of monozygotic twins with idiopathic scoliosis. METHODS: Twelve monozygotic twin pairs who underwent biplanar radiography for idiopathic...
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