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Clinical and genetic evidence from East Asian cohorts linking family history burden and menarche timing to curve severity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2026
Tanaka Ryutaro, Iwami Takuro, Yonezawa Yoshiro, Otomo Nao, Takeda Kazuki, Ikegawa Shiro, Matsumoto Morio, Nakamura Masaya, Watanabe Kota, Terao Chikashi
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Introduction: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) affects 2% to 3% of adolescents and progresses rapidly during puberty. Previous studies suggest that a positive family history of AIS and a later age at menarche (AAM) are risk factors for curve severity in AIS, but their quantitative evidence and the causal contribution of AAM remain to be elucidated. Methods: We analyzed 5,891 patients with AIS to evaluate the...
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