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

“…OBJECTIVE: Lumbar degenerative disc disease (LDD) is a serious social and medical problem which has been shown to be highly heritable. …”