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Identification of candidate gene regions in the rat by co-localization of QTLs for bone density, size, structure and strength.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Lagerholm Sofia, Park Hee-Bok, Luthman Holger, Grynpas Marc, McGuigan Fiona, Swanberg Maria, Åkesson Kristina
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to osteoporotic fracture is influenced by genetic factors that can be dissected by whole-genome linkage analysis in experimental animal crosses. The aim of this study was to characterize quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for biomechanical and two-dimensional dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) phenotypes in reciprocal F2 crosses between diabetic GK and normo-glycemic F344 rat strains and to...
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