Deletion of Pax1 scoliosis-associated regulatory elements leads to a female-biased tail abnormality

Summary: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), a sideways curvature of the spine, is sexually dimorphic, with increased incidence in females. A genome-wide association study identified a female-specific AIS susceptibility locus near the PAX1 gene. Here, we use mouse enhancer assays, three mouse enh...

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Main Authors: Aki Ushiki, Rory R. Sheng, Yichi Zhang, Jingjing Zhao, Mai Nobuhara, Elizabeth Murray, Xin Ruan, Jonathan J. Rios, Carol A. Wise, Nadav Ahituv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Cell Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124724002353