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ReviewBone reports2025

Integrating intrinsic musculoskeletal pathology and genetics: Recent advances in unravelling the causative factors of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Ellie H Northall, Liam M Grover, Helen M McGettrick, Matthew Newton Ede, Amy J Naylor, Simon W Jones

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Review in Bone reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Ellie H NorthallDepartment of Inflammation and Ageing, MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Liam M GroverHealthcare Technology Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Helen M McGettrickDepartment of Inflammation and Ageing, MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Matthew Newton EdeThe Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, B31 2AP, UK.
Amy J NaylorDepartment of Inflammation and Ageing, MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Simon W JonesDepartment of Inflammation and Ageing, MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a common paediatric spinal disorder of incompletely understood aetiology. Current interventions include bracing and invasive surgery. However, determining which patients will benefit from observation, bracing, or surgery remains challenging due to the difficulty in predicting disease progression. A number of factors have previously been purported to play a causative role including hormones and biomechanics. However, recently GWAS and in vitro studies have provided insight into the underlying signalling pathways and intrinsic factors that act as drivers of AIS pathology across different tissue types, including spinal bone tissue, paraspinal muscles and cartilage. This review will explore these recent findings and evaluate their links to systemic factors as possible intrinsic drivers underpinning AIS pathophysiology and development.

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AISGWASMusculoskeletalScoliosisSpine

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PMID41211540
PMCPMC12590227

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