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SUBMITTER: Wang P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6621948 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Peng P Liu Xiaoguang X Liu Xiao X Kong Chao C Teng Ze Z Ma Yunlong Y Yong Lei L Liang Chen C He Guanping G Lu Shibao S
Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research 20190710 1
<h4>Background</h4>Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (T-OPLL) can cause thoracic spinal stenosis, which results in intractable myelopathy and radiculopathy. The etiology of T-OPLL is unknown and the condition is difficult to treat surgically. Whole-genome sequencing identified a genetic variant at rs199772854 of the interleukin 17 receptor C (IL17RC) gene as a potentially pathogenic locus associated with T-OPLL. We aimed to determine whether the rs199772854A site mutat ...[more]