GDF5 SNP rs143383 is associated with lumbar disc disease in northern European women.

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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Main Authors: Williams, F, Popham, M, Hart, D, de Schepper, E, Bierma-Zeinstra, S, Hofman, A, Uitterlinden, A, Arden, N, Cooper, C, Spector, T, Valdes, A, van Meurs, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010

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