Clinical Trials

Inclusion Criteria

• Children treated at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital or at other recruitment sites
  • Also one or both parents with or without Idiopathic Scoliosis as controls for family-based association studies
  • In some instances we will recruit other affected family members (i.e. siblings, fraternal twins, or half-siblings with IS)
• Diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) without other co-existing diagnoses
• All ages included. No age restriction applies
• No particular race, ethnic group, or gender is targeted or excluded from this research
• Availability for future contact is not a requirement of this study
  • However, with the donor-subject’s consent, they may be contacted as a liaison to another family member who has expressed interest in participating
• Ability to give informed consent required