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Congenic mice provide in vivo evidence for a genetic locus that modulates intrinsic transforming growth factor β1-mediated signaling and bone acquisition.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Jun 2012
Mukherjee Aditi, Larson Emily A, Carlos Amy S, Belknap John K, Rotwein Peter, Klein Robert F
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis, the most common skeletal disorder, is characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased risk of fragility fractures. BMD is the best clinical predictor of future osteoporotic fracture risk, but is a complex trait controlled by multiple environmental and genetic determinants with individually modest effects. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping is a powerful method for identifying...
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