Researchers Discover First Gene Associated With Idiopathic Scoliosis

Researchers Discover First Gene Associated With Idiopathic Scoliosis: "DALLAS, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC), one of the nation's leading pediatric centers for research and the treatment of orthopaedic conditions, have identified the first gene -- CHD7 -- associated with idiopathic scoliosis (I.S.), the most common spinal deformity in children."