Publication Date:
2015-03-20
Description:
Article Girls are tenfold more likely than boys to require surgical treatment for idiopathic scoliosis, a common paediatric skeletal disorder. Here, Sharma et al . identify the first sexually dimorphic idiopathic scoliosis risk locus, and demonstrate that it may play a role in the regulation of spinal cells. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms7452 Authors: Swarkar Sharma, Douglas Londono, Walter L. Eckalbar, Xiaochong Gao, Dongping Zhang, Kristen Mauldin, Ikuyo Kou, Atsushi Takahashi, Morio Matsumoto, Nobuhiro Kamiya, Karl K. Murphy, Reuel Cornelia, John A. Herring, Dennis Burns, Nadav Ahituv, Shiro Ikegawa, Derek Gordon, Carol A. Wise
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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