A PAX1 Enhancer Locus Is Associated With Susceptibility to Idiopathic Scoliosis in Females

    March 2015 in “ Nature Communications ”
    Swarkar Sharma, Douglas Londono, Walter L. Eckalbar … Carol A. Wise
    Studysummary This study identified a genetic locus associated with idiopathic scoliosis in females, which might influence spinal gene expression and was previously linked to protection from early-onset alopecia.
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