The median total Gal‐1 LI scores (±IQ range) were 8 ± 5 in the spondylochondrosis cohort, 4.5 ± 1.75 in the spondylolisthesis cohort and 6 ± 7 in the deformity cohort. The gene discussed is LGALS1; the disease is spondylolisthesis.