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Shiro Ikegawa, MD, PhD is a Laboratory Head in the Laboratory for Bone and Joint Diseases at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Tokyo, Japan.

Inside AJHG: A Chat with Shiro Ikegawa

Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? SI: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) is an intractable disease that causes spinal canal stenosis leading to myelopathy and/or radiculopathy. OPLL is a common disease. Its prevalence is more than 2% in... Read More