A Functional Polymorphism in THBS2 that Affects Alternative Splicing and MMP Binding Is Associated with Lumbar-Disc Herniation

Yuichiro Hirose(RIKEN), Shiro Ikegawa(RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences), Toshihiro Tanaka(Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Tatsuya Furuichi(Iwate University), Yoshiharu Kawaguchi(University of Toyama), Kouichi Ozaki(National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology), Tatsuki Karasugi(RIKEN), Futoshi Mio(Keio University), Kazuhiro Chiba(Akita Prefectural University), Tomoatsu Kimura(The Spine Institute), Atsushi Takahashi(Fukushima Medical University), Masahiro Nakajima(Osaka Dental University), Yasuo Mikami(Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine), Toshikazu Kubo(Wakayama Medical University), Yoshiaki Toyama(Keio University), Takeshi Miyamoto(Kumamoto Health Science University), Hiroshi Mizuta(Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Atsushi Miyake(Keio University)
The American Journal of Human Genetics
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