Genetic variants associated with the occurrence and progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review protocol

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a structural lateral spinal curvature of ≥ 10° with rotation. Approximately 2-3% of children in most populations are affected with AIS, and this condition is responsible for approximately $1.1 billion in surgical costs to the US healthcare system. Although a...

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Published in:Systematic reviews 2022-06, Vol.11 (1), p.118-118, Article 118
Main Authors: Terhune, Elizabeth A, Heyn, Patricia C, Piper, Christi R, Hadley-Miller, Nancy
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adolescent
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
Back pain
Braces
Child
Exome sequencing
Female
Genetic studies
Genetics
Genome-wide association
Genomes
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Medical research
Pediatrics
Protocol
Risk Assessment
Scoliosis
Scoliosis - diagnosis
Scoliosis - genetics
Scoliosis - surgery
Systematic review
Systematic Reviews as Topic
Targeted sequencing
Teenagers
Whole genome sequencing
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Summary:Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a structural lateral spinal curvature of ≥ 10° with rotation. Approximately 2-3% of children in most populations are affected with AIS, and this condition is responsible for approximately $1.1 billion in surgical costs to the US healthcare system. Although a genetic factor for AIS has been demonstrated for decades, with multiple potentially contributory loci identified across populations, treatment options have remained limited to bracing and surgery. The databases MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, Google Scholar, and Ovid MEDLINE will be searched and limited to articles in English. We will conduct title and abstract, full-text, and data extraction screening through Covidence, followed by data transfer to a custom REDCap database. Quality assessment will be confirmed by multiple reviewers. Studies containing variant-level data (i.e., GWAS, exome sequencing) for AIS subjects and controls will be considered. Outcomes of interest will include presence/absence of AIS, scoliosis curve severity, scoliosis curve progression, and presence/absence of nucleotide-level variants. Analyses will include odds ratios and relative risk assessments, and subgroup analysis (i.e., males vs. females, age groups) may be applied. Quality assessment tools will include GRADE and Q-Genie for genetic studies. In this systematic review, we seek to evaluate the quality of genetic evidence for AIS to better inform research efforts, to ultimately improve the quality of patient care and diagnosis. PROSPERO registration #CRD42021243253.
ISSN:2046-4053
2046-4053
DOI:10.1186/s13643-022-01991-8