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ArticleAsian journal of neurosurgery2025

Genetic Association in the Pathophysiology of Degenerative Cervical Disc Disease: Defining Roles.

Shivam Maheshwari, Vishal Kumar, Sarvdeep Singh Dhatt, Mandeep S Dhillon, Ajay Prakash, Bikash Medhi, Mahesh Prakash

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Shivam MaheshwariDepartment of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8435-7749
Vishal KumarDepartment of Orthopaedics, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sarvdeep Singh DhattDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Mandeep S DhillonDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ajay PrakashDepartment of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Bikash MedhiDepartment of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Mahesh PrakashDepartment of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

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Introduction: Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), encompassing cervical spondylotic myelopathy and posterior longitudinal ligament ossification, is now being documented frequently and significantly burdening the health care systems. The pathogenesis of DCM remains somewhat obscure, and the focus is now on identifying the role of genetic risk factors. Identifying these risk factors is essential for formulating future studies for novel preventive and therapeutic measures. Materials and Methods: In a cohort study, we evaluated the genetic association of two genes involved in the pathophysiology of DCM, that is, Results: A total of 60 subjects (27 with DCM and 33 without DCM) were included. The primary and minor allelic frequencies were evaluated and compared between the cohorts. Significant association was found for SNP rs162509 of gene Conclusion: Preliminary data from our study identify a probable association of two candidate genes, which play a pivotal role in the matrix synthesis and degradation. The complex etiopathogenesis of DCM may be guided by alterations in these genes and mediated through the altered gene products. Further studies are needed to substantiate and validate this.

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degenerative cervical myelopathygeneticssingle-nucleotide polymorphism

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