GDF5 single-nucleotide polymorphism rs143383 is associated with lumbar disc degeneration in Northern European women.
OBJECTIVE: Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is a serious social and medical problem which has been shown to be highly heritable. It has similarities with peripheral joint osteoarthritis (OA) in terms of both epidemiology and pathologic processes. A few known genetic variants have been identified using...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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