Genetic Study of Idiopathic Scoliosis in a Cohort of Families (SCOGEN)

This study will focus on a large cohort of multiplex families, to precisely identify candidate genes. The fact of have a large database (fifty families, collected by the principal investigator for more than two decades), will contribute to the discovery of genes of interest. It will also allow testing for the presence or absence of mutations found in other cohorts in previous studies. The main objective of this study is to identify genetic abnormalities associated with the presence and severity of idiopathic scoliosis, in families of scoliosis.