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Genetic determinants of osteoporosis susceptibility in a female Ashkenazi Jewish population.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Li Xiaohui, Chen Sako, Kantorovich Vitaly, Cheng Li S C, Cohn Dan H, Rotter Jerome I, Yang Huiying, Adams John S
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PURPOSE: To determine the heritability of low bone mineral density (BMD) at the hip in Ashkenazi Jewish families. METHODS: BMD at hip was accessed by dual x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in 166 female subjects from 61 families. Variance component analysis was used to estimate genetic contributions. R...
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