Genetic association studies in lumbar disc degeneration: a systematic review

Pasi J Eskola, Susanna Lemmelä, Per Kjaer, Svetlana Solovieva, Minna Männikkö, Niels Tommerup, Allan Lind-Thomsen, Kirsti Husgafvel-Pursiainen, Kenneth M C Cheung, Danny Chan, Dino Samartzis, Jaro Karppinen

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Abstract

Low back pain is associated with lumbar disc degeneration, which is mainly due to genetic predisposition. The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review to evaluate genetic association studies in lumbar disc degeneration as defined on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in humans.
Original languageEnglish
JournalP L o S One
Volume7
Issue number11
Pages (from-to)e49995
ISSN1932-6203
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Nov 2012

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