Intervertebral disc degenerative disease in South Africa: a case-control analysis of selected gene variants
To the best of our knowledge, this study represents the first of its kind to investigate the association of gene variants associated with IVD degenerative disease within the South African population. This study has shown that 5 of these gene variants were significantly associated with the presence of IVD degenerative disease, reflecting their integral roles in development and possible progression of the disease.
Authors
- Mongi Benjeddou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0124-319X)
- Adriaan W. Liebenberg
- Keenau Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6933-1081)
- Stephanie Less
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of the Western Cape (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecular Biology Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-024-09930-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42
Funders
- South African Medical Research Council
- University of the Western Cape
- Medical Research Council
- Division of Research Capacity Development