Table 2. Model-Independent Linkage Analyses Results for Candidate Region on Chromosome 17.

Marker	Approximate Map Position (Mb)*	Initial Population (P value)	Autosomal-dominant Subgroup (P value)	Families with Males with Idiopathic Scoliosis Treated with Surgery
				Single-point (P value)	Multipoint (P value)
D17s1298	3.61	0.1513	0.0433†	0.0372	0.0266
D17s974		0.6514	0.0911	0.4547	0.2103
D17s1303	10.8	0.6973	0.037	0.0855	0.1575
D17s969§	11.79	N/A¶	0.3981	0.0101	0.0976
D17s799§‡	13.11	0.4442	0.0084	0.1082	0.1634
D17s918§	15.1	N/A	0.0589	0.4122	0.2185
D17s2196	17.21	0.0387	0.0086	0.2076	0.2661
D17s689§	20.9	N/A	0.1018	0.7156	0.1904
D17s975	25.12	0.0276	0.0864	0.0003	0.1937
D17s1293	29.58	0.0841	0.0026	0.0475	0.1478
D17s784	75.41	0.4397	0.8057	0.0217	0.0028
D17s928	77.84	0.4111	0.4429	0.0099	0.0032

^*From the www.genome.ucsc.edu website

^†Boldface indicates statistically significant values (P ≤ 0.05)

^§Fine-mapping marker

^¶N/A, not applicable.

^‡Logarithm of odds score was 3.20²⁴