Recent genetic discoveries in osteoporosis, sarcopenia and obesity.

doi:10.1507/endocrj.EJ15-0154

Loading publication...

Noodle always counts identifier-free feature events for service operation. With your permission, Google Analytics can also estimate audience and engagement. Search text, publication identifiers, cookies, IP addresses and browser fingerprints are never included in Noodle's first-party event counters.

Privacy details

Community

Back to search

Article

Recent genetic discoveries in osteoporosis, sarcopenia and obesity.

Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2015

Urano Tomohiko, Inoue Satoshi

Abstract excerpt

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased susceptibility to fractures. Evidence from genetic studies indicates that BMD, a complex quantitative trait with a normal distribution, is genetically controlled. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) as well as studies using candidate gene approaches have identified single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that...

Read the complete abstract on PubMed

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

Share to beta Catenin
Share to Evidence-Based Medicine
Share to Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5
Share to Osteoporosis

Source

Open in PubMed

Identifiers

PMID: 25866211
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ15-0154

Provenance

PubMed metadata and Literature Corpus relationships. Corpus snapshot updated 4 Sept 2026.

Methodology Data sources Editorial policy Privacy About Contact Helena Bioinformatics

Share to Receptors, Estrogen

Share to Sarcopenia

Share to Wnt Proteins

Share to Wnt Signaling Pathway