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Evidence for a genetic link between bone and vascular measures in African ancestry families.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Aug 2013
Kuipers Allison L, Miljkovic Iva, Kammerer Candace M, Evans Rhobert W, Bunker Clareann H, Patrick Alan L, Wheeler Victor W, Sutton-Tyrrell Kim, Zmuda Joseph M
Abstract excerpt
Bone mineral density (BMD) has been inversely associated with subclinical and clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) in population studies, but the potential mechanisms underlying this relationship are unclear. To test if there is a genetic basis underlying this association, we determined the phenotypic and genetic correlations between BMD and carotid artery ultrasound measures in families. Dual-energy X-ray...
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