The Genetics and Development of Scoliosis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kusumi, Kenro. (Editor), Dunwoodie, Sally L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Human physiology.; Orthopedics.; Developmental biology.; Biomedicine.; Human Genetics.; Developmental Biology.; Human Physiology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1406-4

The Genetics and Development of Scoliosis edited by Kenro Kusumi, Ph.D. Table of Contents: Genetic Regulation of Somite and Early Spinal Patterning Kenro Kusumi, Ph.D., Walter Eckalbar, Olivier Pourquie, Ph.D. Development and Functional Anatomy of the Spine J. Alan Rawls, PhD and Rebecca E. Fisher,...

Table of Contents:

• Genetic Regulation of Somite and Early Spinal Patterning
• Development and Functional Anatomy of the Spine
• Environmental Factors and Axial Skeletal Dysmorphogenesis
• Overview and Comparison of Idiopathic, Neuromuscular, and Congenital Forms of Scoliosis
• Abnormal Vertebral Segmentation (or Segmentation Defects of the Vertebrae) and the Spondylocostal Dysostoses
• Spondylothoracic Dysostosis in Puerto Rico
• Progress in Understanding Genetic Contributions in Syndromic and Non-Syndromic Disorders Associated with Congenital, Neuromuscular, and Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Genetics and Functional Pathology of Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Current Understanding of Genetic Factors in Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Conclusion: Trends and Predictions for Genetic and Developmental Biological Research on Scoliosis.