I know what I'm going to say is possibly the most simplistic thing I've ever said (apologies in advance).
I'm beginning to develop a sense that sometimes IS may be genetic in origin (regarding a predisposition) - and sometimes it is not. Sometimes the predisposition is triggered, and sometimes not.
And being that the greatest minds cannot figure it out, the term idiopathic becomes the title of the equation. Some great minds say the title should be changed to familiar scoliosis vs genetic.
At this point, I'm thinking hdugger has probably said it best:
I'm beginning to develop a sense that sometimes IS may be genetic in origin (regarding a predisposition) - and sometimes it is not. Sometimes the predisposition is triggered, and sometimes not.
And being that the greatest minds cannot figure it out, the term idiopathic becomes the title of the equation. Some great minds say the title should be changed to familiar scoliosis vs genetic.
At this point, I'm thinking hdugger has probably said it best:
I'd call AIS, like most other disorders, non-genetic, except in those few cases where it can be traced specifically to genes. Otherwise, like every other disorder, it's a genetic predisposition coupled with environmental factors. In usual parlance, that's not called a genetic disorder.
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