Idiopathic scoliosis refers to an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. It has no known cause and affects roughly three out of every 100 adolescents.
A new study in zebrafish suggests that irregular fluid flow through the spinal column brought on by gene mutations is linked to a type of scoliosis that can affect humans during adolescence. Found in humans and zebrafish, these mutated genes damage the cilia - tiny hair-like projections that line the spinal canal and help move the fluid - and lead to a curvature of the spine....
Idiopathic scoliosis refers to an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. It has no known cause and affects roughly three out of every 100 adolescents.
A new study in zebrafish suggests that irregular fluid flow through the spinal column brought on by gene mutations is linked to a type of scoliosis that can affect humans during adolescence. Found in humans and zebrafish, these mutated genes damage the cilia - tiny hair-like projections that line the spinal canal and help move the fluid - and lead to a curvature of the spine....