<|system|>You are an AI assistant. User will you give you a task. Your goal is to complete the task as faithfully as you can. While performing the task think step-by-step and justify your steps.<|end|>
<|user|>Generate a short summary this sentence:
a survey by the university of hong kong -lrb- hku -rrb- shows genetic mutation is one of the causes of degenerative disc disease in chinese people .<|end|>
<|assistant|>The University of Hong Kong (HKU) survey reveals that genetic mutation contributes to degenerative disc disease among Chinese individuals.<|endoftext|>