Identifying genetic risk factors for osteoporosis.

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Over the past decades epidemiological research of so-called "complex" diseases, i.e., common age-related disorders such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis, has identified anthropometric, behavioural, and serum parameters as risk factors. Recently, genetic polymorphisms have gained considerable interest, propelled by the Human Genome Project and its sequela that have identified most...

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