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Complex segregation analysis accounting for GxE of bone mineral density in European pedigrees selected through a male proband with low BMD.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Pelat C, Van Pottelbergh I, Cohen-Solal M, Ostertag A, Kaufman J-M, Martinez M, de Vernejoul M-C
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis is a common multifactorial disorder characterized by low bone mass (BMD) and high susceptibility to low-trauma fractures. Family and twin studies have found a strong genetic component in the determination of BMD, but the mode of inheritance of this trait is not yet fully understood. BMD is a complex trait whose expression is confounded by environmental influences and polygenic inheritance. Detection...
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