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Peak bone mineral density at the hip is linked to chromosomes 14q and 15q.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Jun 2004
Peacock Munro, Koller Daniel L, Hui Siu, Johnston C Conrad, Foroud Tatiana, Econs Michael J
Abstract excerpt
A major determinant of osteoporotic hip fracture is peak hip BMD which is a highly heritable trait. Caucasian American women have lower BMD and higher hip fracture rates than African American women. This study examines linkage of hip BMD in 570 Caucasian sister pairs and 204 African American sister pairs. It compares the results with our published study in a smaller overlapping sample of Caucasian sisters. Hip...
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