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Multiple genetic loci from CAST/EiJ chromosome 1 affect vBMD either positively or negatively in a C57BL/6J background.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Jan 2006
Edderkaoui Bouchra, Baylink David J, Beamer Wesley G, Wergedal Jon E, Dunn Nancy R, Shultz Kathryn L, Mohan Subburaman
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UNLABELLED: Skeletal phenotype analyses of 10 B6.CAST-1 congenic sublines of mice have revealed evidence for the presence of three closely linked QTLs in Chr 1 that influence femoral vBMD both positively and negatively. INTRODUCTION: BMD is an important component of bone strength and a recognized...
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