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Genome-wide association study of bone mineral density in premenopausal European-American women and replication in African-American women.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2010
Koller Daniel L, Ichikawa Shoji, Lai Dongbing, Padgett Leah R, Doheny Kimberly F, Pugh Elizabeth, Paschall Justin, Hui Siu L, Edenberg Howard J, Xuei Xiaoling, Peacock Munro, Econs Michael J, Foroud Tatiana
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CONTEXT: Several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been performed to identify genes contributing to bone mineral density (BMD), typically in samples of elderly women and men. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to identify genes contributing to BMD in premenopausal women. DESIGN: GWAS using the Illumina 610Quad array in premenopausal European-American (EA) women and replication of the top 50...
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