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Bone mineral density is linked to 1p36 and 7p15-13 in a southern Chinese population.
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism - 1 Jan 2011
Li Hoi Yee Gloria, Kung Wai Chee Annie, Huang Qing Yang
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide linkage scans have identified a number of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) affecting bone mineral density (BMD), mainly in the Caucasian population. In this study, we aim to determine whether seven well-replicated QTLs also contribute to BMD variation in the southern Han Chinese population. Thirty-three microsatellite markers in the proximity of seven QTLs were genotyped in 1,459 subjects from 306...
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