The genetic epidemiology of idiopathic scoliosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1905-1919

  Gorman, Kristen Fay ^a,b   Julien, Cédric ^a,b   Moreau, Alain ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Epidemiology; Genes; Genetics; Idiopathic scoliosis; Spinal curvatures

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; AGGRECAN; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CALMODULIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; CYTOCHROME P450 17; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE; ELASTIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FIBRILLIN; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; MELATONIN; OSTEOCLAST DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; OSTEOPROTEGERIN; PROTEIN KINASE C DELTA; PROTEIN LYSINE 6 OXIDASE; RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR OF NUCLEAR FACTOR KAPPA B; SOMATOMEDIN C; STROMELYSIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADHESION; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE METABOLISM; BONE TURNOVER; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; ENDOPHENOTYPE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 84868122023     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2389-6     Document Type: Review

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