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CORR Insights®: Are Copy Number Variants Associated With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Waisman Center, Room 351, Madison, WI, 53705-9345, USA

    Philip F. Giampietro MD, PhD

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This CORR Insights® is a commentary on the article “Are Copy Number Variants Associated With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? by Buchan and colleagues available at: DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3766-8.

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This CORR Insights® comment refers to the article available at DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3766-8.

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Giampietro, P.F. CORR Insights®: Are Copy Number Variants Associated With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?. Clin Orthop Relat Res 472, 3226–3227 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3807-3

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