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No association between hip geometry and four common polymorphisms associated with fracture: the Danish osteoporosis prevention study.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Apr 2009
Nissen N, Madsen J S, Bladbjerg E M, Beck Jensen J E, Jørgensen N R, Langdahl B, Abrahamsen B, Brixen K
Abstract excerpt
Both osteoporosis and hip geometry are independently associated with fracture risk. There is a significant genetic contribution to the risk of osteoporosis, and evidence provided by twin studies has suggested that hip geometry may also in part be genetically programmed. Polymorphisms in a number...
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