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Progression of lumbar disc degeneration over a decade: a heritability study

OBJECTIVES: Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is prevalent, age-related and contributes to low back pain. Cross-sectional LDD as determined by MRI scan is known to be highly heritable. The authors postulated that the rate of progression might also be controlled by genetic factors. METHODS: A 10-year fo...

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Autores principales: Williams, Frances M K, Popham, Maria, Sambrook, Philip N, Jones, Annette F, Spector, Tim D, MacGregor, Alex J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21402564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.146001