A meta-analysis identifies adolescent idiopathic scoliosis association with LBX1 locus in multiple ethnic groups.

BACKGROUND: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a common rotational deformity of the spine that presents in children worldwide, yet its etiology is poorly understood. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified a few candidate risk loci. One locus near the chromosome 10q24.31...

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Main Authors: Londono, D, Kou, I, Johnson, T, Sharma, S, Ogura, Y, Tsunoda, T, Takahashi, A, Matsumoto, M, Herring, J, Lam, T, Wang, X, Tam, E, Song, Y, Fan, Y, Chan, D, Cheah, K, Qiu, X, Jiang, H, Huang, D, TSRHC IS Clinical Group, International Consortium for Scoliosis Genetics, Su, P, Sham, P, Cheung, K, Luk, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014