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Guan, M., Wang, H. & Fang, H. Reply to the Letter to the Editor of Y. Zhao, et al. concerning “Association between IGF1 gene single nucleotide polymorphism (rs5742612) and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a meta-analysis” by Ming Guan, Huan Wang et al. Eur Spine J (2016). doi:10.1007/s00586-016-4742-7. Eur Spine J 26, 1314–1315 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5007-9
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