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A Decade in Review after Idiopathic Scoliosis Was First Called a Complex Trait-A Tribute to the Late Dr. Yves Cotrel for His Support in Studies of Etiology of Scoliosis.
Genes - 1 Jul 2021
Tang Nelson L S, Dobbs Matthew B, Gurnett Christina A, Qiu Yong, Lam T P, Cheng Jack C Y, Hadley-Miller Nancy
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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a prevalent and important spine disorder in the pediatric age group. An increased family tendency was observed for a long time, but the underlying genetic mechanism was uncertain. In 1999, Dr. Yves Cotrel founded the Cotrel Foundation in the Institut de France, which supported collaboration of international researchers to work together to better understand the etiology of...
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