Washington University in St. Louis Scientists Identify First Gene Linked to Scoliosis

June 11, 2007 -- Physicians have recognized scoliosis, the abnormal curvature of the spine, since the time of Hippocrates, but its causes have remained a mystery — until now. For the first time, researchers have discovered a gene that underlies the condition, which affects about 3 percent of all children.

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