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Novel genetic variants associated with lumbar disc degeneration in northern Europeans: a meta-analysis of 4600 subjects.

Williams FM, Bansal AT, van Meurs JB et al.

22993228 PubMed ID
GWAS Study Type
4683 Participants
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Chapter I

Publication Details

Comprehensive information about this research publication

Authors

WF
Williams FM
BA
Bansal AT
VM
van Meurs JB
BJ
Bell JT
MI
Meulenbelt I
SP
Suri P
RF
Rivadeneira F
SP
Sambrook PN
HA
Hofman A
BS
Bierma-Zeinstra S
MC
Menni C
KM
Kloppenburg M
SP
Slagboom PE
HD
Hunter DJ
MA
MacGregor AJ
UA
Uitterlinden AG
ST
Spector TD
Chapter II

Abstract

Summary of the research findings

Objective: Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is an important cause of low back pain, which is a common and costly problem. LDD is characterised by disc space narrowing and osteophyte growth at the circumference of the disc. To date, the agnostic search of the genome by genome-wide association (GWA) to identify common variants associated with LDD has not been fruitful. This study is the first GWA meta-analysis of LDD.

4,683 European ancestry individuals

Chapter III

Study Statistics

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4683
Total Participants
GWAS
Study Type
No
Replicated
European
Ancestry
U.S., Netherlands, U.K.
Recruitment Country
Chapter IV

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