Replication of Previous Genome-wide Association Studies of Bone Mineral Density in Premenopausal American Women

Bone mineral density (BMD) achieved during young adulthood (peak BMD) is one of the major determinants of osteoporotic fracture in later life. Genetic variants associated with BMD have been identified by three recent genome-wide association studies. The most significant single-nucleotide polymorphis...

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Main Authors: Ichikawa, Shoji, Koller, Daniel L, Padgett, Leah R, Lai, Dongbing, Hui, Siu L, Peacock, Munro, Foroud, Tatiana, Econs, Michael J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2010
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153352/