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Zebrafish model of disc degeneration

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Latest: German Study Highlights New Mechanism Behind Disc Hardening and Back Pain

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Bristol used genetically modified zebrafish lacking a functional copy of the collagen IX gene (col9a1b) to model intervertebral disc degeneration. The fish