Publications

Battie MC, Videman T, Kaprio J, Gibbons LE, et al. (2009). The twin spine study: contributions to a changing view of disc degeneration. Spine J. 9: 47-59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2008.11.011 PMid:19111259 Boden SD, Davis DO, Dina TS, Patronas NJ, et al. (1990). Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the lumbar spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation. J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 72: 403-408. PMid:2312537 Doege KJ, Coulter SN, Meek LM, Maslen K, et al. (1997). A human-specific polymorphism in the coding region of the aggrecan gene. Variable number of tandem repeats produce a range of core protein sizes in the general population. J. Biol. Chem. 272: 13974-13979. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.272.21.13974 PMid:9153261 Horton WE Jr, Lethbridge-Cejku M, Hochberg MC, Balakir R, et al. (1998). An association between an aggrecan polymorphic allele and bilateral hand osteoarthritis in elderly white men: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA). Osteoarthritis Cartilage 6: 245-251. http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/joca.1998.0117 Kalichman L and Hunter DJ (2008). The genetics of intervertebral disc degeneration. Associated genes. Joint Bone Spine 75: 388-396. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.11.002 PMid:18485784 Kämäräinen OP, Solovieva S, Vehmas T, Luoma K, et al. (2006). Aggrecan core protein of a certain length is protective against hand osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 14: 1075-1080. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2006.04.005 PMid:16713721 Kawaguchi Y, Osada R, Kanamori M, Ishihara H, et al. (1999). Association between an aggrecan gene polymorphism and lumbar disc degeneration. Spine 24: 2456-2460. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199912010-00006 PMid:10626307 Kelsey JL, Githens PB, O’Conner T, Weil U, et al. (1984). Acute prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc. An epidemiologic study with special reference to driving automobiles and cigarette smoking. Spine 9: 608-613. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-198409000-00012 PMid:6495031 Kirk KM, Doege KJ, Hecht J, Bellamy N, et al. (2003). Osteoarthritis of the hands, hips and knees in an Australian twin sample - evidence of association with the aggrecan VNTR polymorphism. Twin Res. 6: 62-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/136905203762687915 PMid:12626230 Kujala UM, Taimela S, Viljanen T, Jutila H, et al. (1996). Physical loading and performance as predictors of back pain in healthy adults. A 5-year prospective study. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. Occup. Physiol. 73: 452-458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00334423 PMid:8803506 Luoma K, Riihimaki H, Luukkonen R, Raininko R, et al. (2000). Low back pain in relation to lumbar disc degeneration. Spine 25: 487-492. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-200002150-00016 PMid:10707396 Maniadakis N and Gray A (2000). The economic burden of back pain in the UK. Pain 84: 95-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3959(99)00187-6 Matsui H, Tsuji H and Terahata N (1990). Juvenile lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus in monozygotic twins. Spine 15: 1228-1230. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199011010-00025 PMid:2267621 Matsui H, Terahata N, Tsuji H, Hirano N, et al. (1992). Familial predisposition and clustering for juvenile lumbar disc herniation. Spine 17: 1323-1328. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199211000-00011 PMid:1462208 Matsui H, Kanamori M, Ishihara H, Yudoh K, et al. (1998). Familial predisposition for lumbar degenerative disc disease. A case-control study. Spine 23: 1029-1034. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199805010-00013 PMid:9589542 Noponen-Hietala N, Kyllonen E, Mannikko M, Ilkko E, et al. (2003). Sequence variations in the collagen IX and XI genes are associated with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. Ann. Rheum Dis. 62: 1208-1214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2003.008334 PMid:14644861    PMCid:1754404 Pope MH and Hansson TH (1992). Vibration of the spine and low back pain. Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. 27: 49-59. Richardson JK, Chung T, Schultz JS and Hurvitz E (1997). A familial predisposition toward lumbar disc injury. Spine 22: 1487-1492. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199707010-00012 PMid:9231968 Roughley PJ, Alini M and Antoniou J (2002). The role of proteoglycans in aging, degeneration and repair of the intervertebral disc. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 30: 869-874. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BST0300869 Roughley P, Martens D, Rantakokko J, Alini M, et al. (2006). The involvement of aggrecan polymorphism in degeneration of human intervertebral disc and articular cartilage. Eur. Cell Mater. 11: 1-7. PMid:16425147 Schneiderman G, Flannigan B, Kingston S, Thomas J, et al. (1987). Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of disc degeneration: correlation with discography. Spine 12: 276-281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-198704000-00016 PMid:2954224 Simmons ED Jr, Guntupalli M, Kowalski JM, Braun F, et al. (1996). Familial predisposition for degenerative disc disease. A case-control study. Spine 21: 1527-1529. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199607010-00007 PMid:8817779 Solovieva S, Noponen N, Mannikko M, Leino-Arjas P, et al. (2007). Association between the aggrecan gene variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism and intervertebral disc degeneration. Spine 32: 1700-1705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e3180b9ed51 PMid:17632389 Videman T, Saarela J, Kaprio J, Nakki A, et al. (2009). Associations of 25 structural, degradative, and inflammatory candidate genes with lumbar disc desiccation, bulging, and height narrowing. Arthritis Rheum. 60: 470-481. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.24268 Watanabe H, Yamada Y and Kimata K (1998). Roles of aggrecan, a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, in cartilage structure and function. J. Biochem. 124: 687-693. PMid:9756610 Wiesel SW, Weinstein JN, Herkowitz H et al. (1996). The Lumbar Spine. 2nd edn. WB Saunders Press, Philadelphia. Zamani MH and MacEwen GD (1982). Herniation of the lumbar disc in children and adolescents. J. Pediatr. Orthop. 2: 528-533. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01241398-198212000-00012 PMid:6219127