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Gene polymorphisms, bone mineral density and bone mineral content in young children: the Iowa Bone Development Study.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Aug 2003
Willing Marcia C, Torner James C, Burns Trudy L, Janz Kathleen F, Marshall Teresa, Gilmore Julie, Deschenes Sachi P, Warren John J, Levy Steven M
Abstract excerpt
We examined the association of candidate gene polymorphisms with bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) in a cohort of 428 healthy non-Hispanic white children participating in the Iowa Bone Development Study, a longitudinal study of determinants of bone accrual in childhood. BMD and BMC measurements of the hip, spine and whole body were made using a Hologic 2000 Plus densitometer in 228 girls...
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