Genetics

  • Kenneth M. C. Cheung
  • Daniel W. H. Ho
  • You-Qiang Song
Chapter

Abstract

Today’s human genetics and genetic epidemiology are based on the Mendelian laws of inheritance, which explains the pattern of segregation of genes through generations. With the help of modern technology, we are able to determine the status of potential or causative genetic variants that might lead to the development of disease. This chapter aims to provide the reader with a basic concept of the terminology and principles involved in disease gene hunting, so that the readers will have a better understanding of the advances in genetics and scoliosis that will undoubtedly appear in the literature in future.

Keywords

Linkage Analysis Disease Gene Idiopathic Scoliosis Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Charge Syndrome 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Kenneth M. C. Cheung
    • 1
  • Daniel W. H. Ho
  • You-Qiang Song
  1. 1.Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology5F Professorial Block, Queen Mary HospitalHong KongChina

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