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Genetics and the individualized prediction of fracture.
Current osteoporosis reports - 1 Sept 2012
Nguyen Tuan V, Eisman John A
Abstract excerpt
Recent genome-wide association studies have identified many genetic variants associated with fracture risk. These genetic variants are common in the general population but have very modest effect sizes. A remaining challenge is to translate these genetic variant discoveries to better predict the risk of fracture based on an individual's genetic profile (ie, individualized risk assessment). Empirical and...
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