Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism (rs731236) and aggrecan gene VNTR polymorphism with the risk of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration

• Main Authors: Kaveh Haddadi (Author), Mohammad Sahebi (Author), Abdolkarim Mahrooz (Author), Masoud Shayestehazar (Author), Mohammad Bagher Hashemi-Soteh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Low back pain is one of the most common causes of referral to physicians. Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is the main cause of back pain in different countries. It seems that genetic factors are more effective than environmental factors in the developing of degenerative phenomena. The aim...