References & Sources

Gene proves to be a pain in the back

A defect in a gene encoding part of the disks between vertebrae may predispose people to back pain.

References:

Annunen, S. ... and L. Ala-Kokko. 1999. An allele of COL9A2 associated with intervertebral disc disease. Science 285(July 16):409.

Sources:

Leena Ala-Kokko
MCP Hahnemann University
Center for Gene Therapy
Philadelphia, PA 19102

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 5, July 31, 1999, p. 78. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.