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Association between polymorphisms of collagen genes and susceptibility to intervertebral disc degeneration: a meta-analysis.
Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research - 18 Oct 2021
Xie Guohui, Liang Chunhong, Yu Honglin, Zhang Qin
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BACKGROUND: Collagens are important structural components of intervertebral disc. A number of studies have been performed for association between polymorphisms of collagen genes and risk of intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) but yielded inconsistent results. Here, we performed a meta-analysis to investigate the association of collagen IX alpha 2 (COL9A2) Trp2, collagen IX alpha 3 (COL9A3) Trp3, collagen I...
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