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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common spinal deformity, affecting > 30 million children worldwide. Children usually develop AIS around the time of the adolescent growth spurt, and girls are at greater risk of severe deformity requiring treatment. Until recently the causes of AIS have remained unknown. In 2011 a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in Japanese patients identified genetic markers near the LBX1<\/i> gene as risk factors for AIS. In this new study coordinated through the International Consortium for Scoliosis Genetics (ICSG), we demonstrate that the LBX1<\/i> locus is strongly associated with AIS in multiple ethnic populations (Japanese, Chinese, and non-Hispanic white), and that it is probably relevant in boys as well as girls. LBX1 <\/i>is a regulator of other genes and may participate in AIS by effects on muscle and nerve development. (http:\/\/jmg.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2014\/04\/10\/jmedgenet-2013-102067<\/a> )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common spinal deformity, affecting > 30 million children worldwide. Children usually develop AIS around the time of the adolescent growth spurt, and girls are at greater risk of severe deformity requiring treatment. Until recently the causes of AIS have remained unknown. In 2011 a genome-wide association study (GWAS) […]<\/p>\n

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