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Scoliosis Spit Test from Cleveland Clinic, Hospital
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From: Cleveland Clinic, Hospital Category:  Rheumatology

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We can have a patient with scoliosis, between the ages between 9 and 13 spit into a tube. The saliva is then sent to the lab, the DNA is extracted, sequenced and they look for each of these 53 genetic markers. 75% of the people that spit into the tube will be told they have low risk.




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