METHODS OF STRATIFYING ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS, ISOLATED NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES FOR USE IN SAME AND KITS USING SAME

摘要

A method of stratifying a subject having adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) comprising: providing a cell sample isolated from the subject; detecting Paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 1 (Pitx1) expression in the cell sample; whereby the results of the detecting step enables the stratification of the subject having AIS as belonging to an AIS subclass.