Background Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a structural lateral spinal curvature of≥
10° with rotation. Approximately 2%–3% of children across populations are affected with …

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the predominant orthopedic disorder in children,
affecting 1–3% of the global population. Research in this field has tried to delineate the …

Background: AIS is the most common spinal deformity disease, yet its etiology remains
uncertain. Significant associations have been found between AIS risk and vitamin D receptor …

Background/Aims Two renalase single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs2296545 and
rs2576178 have been reported to be associated with the susceptibility to hypertension (HT) …

Epigenetic mechanisms may contribute to idiopathic scoliosis (IS). We identified 8
monozygotic twin pairs with IS, 6 discordant (Cobb angle difference> 10°) and 2 concordant …

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a lateral spinal curvature> 10° with rotation that
affects 2–3% of healthy children across populations. AIS is known to have a significant …

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common form of scoliosis, in which spinal
curvature develops in adolescence, and 90% of patients are female. Scoliosis is a …

Genome-wide association studies have identified many susceptibility genes for adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, most of the results are hard to be replicated in multi …

Background The results of studies investigating the association between the ladybird
homeobox 1 (LBX1) gene polymorphisms and the risk of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis …

Study Design. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. The aim of this study was
to assess and synthesize the current evidence on the association between the rs1256120 …