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A Genomic Approach to Delineating the Occurrence of Scoliosis in Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita.
Genes - 8 Jul 2021
Latypova Xenia, Creadore Stefan Giovanni, Dahan-Oliel Noémi, Gustafson Anxhela Gjyshi, Wei-Hung Hwang Steven, Bedard Tanya, Shazand Kamran, van Bosse Harold J P, Giampietro Philip F, Dieterich Klaus
Abstract excerpt
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) describes a group of conditions characterized by the presence of non-progressive congenital contractures in multiple body areas. Scoliosis, defined as a coronal plane spine curvature of ≥10 degrees as measured radiographically, has been reported to occur in approximately 20% of children with AMC. To identify genes that are associated with both scoliosis as a clinical...
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