Multiple Genetic Loci for Bone Mineral Density and Fractures
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- 29 May 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 358 (22), 2355-2365
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa0801197
Abstract
Bone mineral density influences the risk of osteoporosis later in life and is useful in the evaluation of the risk of fracture. We aimed to identify sequence variants associated with bone mineral density and fracture.Keywords
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