The Genetics and Development of Scoliosis

1. Genetic Regulation of Somite and Early Spinal Patterning
Kenro Kusumi, Walter Eckalbar, Olivier Pourquié

2. Development and Functional Anatomy of the Spine
Alan Rawls, Rebecca E. Fisher

3. Environmental Factors and Axial Skeletal Dysmorphogenesis
Peter G. Alexander, Rocky S. Tuan

4. Overview and Comparison of Idiopathic, Neuromuscular, and Congenital Forms of Scoliosis
Benjamin Alman

5. Abnormal Vertebral Segmentation (or Segmentation Defects of the Vertebrae) and the Spondylocostal Dysostoses
Peter D. Turnpenny

6. Spondylothoracic Dysostosis in Puerto Rico
Alberto Santiago Cornier

7. Progress in Understanding Genetic Contributions in Syndromic and Non-Syndromic Disorders Associated with Congenital, Neuromuscular, and Idiopathic Scoliosis
Philip F. Giampietro

8. Genetics and Functional Pathology of Idiopathic Scoliosis
Nancy H. Miller

9. Current Understanding of Genetic Factors in Idiopathic Scoliosis
Carol A. Wise, Swarkar Sharma

10. Conclusion: Trends and Predictions for Genetic and Developmental Biological Research on Scoliosis
Kenro Kusumi

Keywords: Biomedicine, Human Genetics, Developmental Biology, Human Physiology, Orthopedics