A new study sheds light on the causes and origins of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) specifically the role of genetics and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1).
This new Mendelian randomization (MR) study asks a deceptively simple question: Is lower IGF-1 just associated with AIS, or does it actually help cause it?
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