Lumbar disc degeneration and genetic factors are the main risk factors for low back pain in women: the UK Twin Spine Study

Gregory Livshits; Maria Popham; Ida Malkin; Philip N Sambrook; Alex J Macgregor; Timothy Spector; Frances M K Williams; Alexander Macgregor

doi:10.1136/ard.2010.137836

Lumbar disc degeneration and genetic factors are the main risk factors for low back pain in women: the UK Twin Spine Study

Gregory Livshits
, Maria Popham
, Ida Malkin
, Philip N Sambrook
, Alex J Macgregor
, Timothy Spector
, Frances M K Williams
, Alexander Macgregor

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Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder, but it is still unclear which individuals develop it. The authors examined the contribution of genetic factors, lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) and other risk factors in a female sample of the general population. Material and

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1740-5
Number of pages	6
Journal	Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Volume	70
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.137836
Publication status	Published - Oct 2011

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diseases in Twins
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Great Britain
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Low Back Pain
Lumbar Vertebrae
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Overweight
Risk Factors
Young Adult

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