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Quantitative trait locus on chromosome 1q influences bone loss in young Mexican American adults.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Feb 2009
Shaffer John R, Kammerer Candace M, Bruder Jan M, Cole Shelley A, Dyer Thomas D, Almasy Laura, Maccluer Jean W, Blangero John, Bauer Richard L, Mitchell Braxton D
Abstract excerpt
Bone loss occurs as early as the third decade and its cumulative effect throughout adulthood may impact risk for osteoporosis in later life, however, the genes and environmental factors influencing early bone loss are largely unknown. We investigated the role of genes in the change in bone mineral density (BMD) in participants in the San Antonio Family Osteoporosis Study. BMD change in 327 Mexican Americans (ages...
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