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A trabecular plate-like phenotype is overrepresented in Chinese-American versus Caucasian women.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Dec 2014
Walker M D, Shi S, Russo J J, Liu X S, Zhou B, Zhang C, Liu G, McMahon D J, Bilezikian J P, Guo X E
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: This study used extreme phenotype selection to define two trabecular bone phenotypes in a cohort of Chinese-American and Caucasian women. A trabecular plate-predominant phenotype is more common in Chinese-Americans while the rod-predominant phenotype is more typical of Caucasians. The robustness of these phenotypic associations with respect to lifestyle factors suggests that this trait may have a...
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