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Genetic and environmental determinants of bone mineral density in Chinese women.
Bone - 1 Apr 2005
Lau H H L, Ng M Y M, Ho A Y Y, Luk K D K, Kung A W C
Abstract excerpt
BMD is a complex trait determined by genetic and lifestyle factors. To assess the genetic and environmental determinants of BMD in southern Chinese women, we studied a community-based cohort of 531 pre- and postmenopausal southern Chinese women and assessed the influence of 12 candidate gene loci and lifestyle risk factors on spine and hip BMD. The candidate genes studied include estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1)...
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