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An investigation into the relationship between soft tissue body composition and bone mineral density in a young adult twin sample.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Jan 2011
Bogl Leonie H, Latvala Antti, Kaprio Jaakko, Sovijärvi Olli, Rissanen Aila, Pietiläinen Kirsi H
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of fat mass (FM) and lean mass (LM) with bone mineral density (BMD) independent of genetic effects. We also assessed the extent to which genetic and environmental influences explain the associations between these phenotypes. Body composition and BMD were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 57 monozygotic and 92 same-sex dizygotic twin...
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