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Genetic influence on bone mineral density in Korean twins and families: the healthy twin study.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Apr 2012
Park J-H, Song Y-M, Sung J, Lee K, Kim Y S, Park Y S
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UNLABELLED: Bone mineral density (BMD), a representative marker of osteoporosis risk, is found to be highly heritable in this Korean study, which is very consistent with the findings in Western populations. This finding strongly supports that genetic factors are significant determinants of osteoporosis risk along with individual biological and behavioral factors. INTRODUCTION: Although genetic factors are known...
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