GDF5 SNP rs143383 is associated with lumbar disc disease in northern European women.
OBJECTIVE: Lumbar degenerative disc disease (LDD) is a serious social and medical problem which has been shown to be highly heritable. It has similarities with peripheral joint osteoarthritis (OA) both in terms of epidemiology and pathological processes. A few known genetic variants have been identi...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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