Advances in Susceptibility Genetics of Intervertebral Degenerative Disc Disease

<p>The traditional view that the etiology of lumbar disc herniation is primarily due to age, gender, occupation, smoking and exposure to vehicular vibration dominated much of the last century. Recent research indicates that heredity may be largely responsible for the degeneration as well as he...

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Main Author: Yin'gang Zhang, Zhengming Sun, Jiangtao Liu, Xiong Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2008-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v04p0283.htm