Article
Bivariate Genome-Wide Association Study Implicates ATP6V1G1 as a Novel Pleiotropic Locus Underlying Osteoporosis and Age at Menarche.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2015
Tan Li-Jun, Wang Zhuo-Er, Wu Ke-Hao, Chen Xiang-Ding, Zhu Hu, Lu Shan, Tian Qing, Liu Xiao-Gang, Papasian Christopher J, Deng Hong-Wen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Age at menarche (AAM) is determined by the overall duration of endocrine-tissue sex hormone exposure levels. Osteoporosis, the most common metabolic bone disease, is characterized primarily by reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased risk of low trauma fractures. Bone was an endocrine organ regulating the synthesis and secretion of sex steroid hormones. The mutual dependence between bone and...
Topics
- 5' Untranslated Regions
- Adolescent
- Adolescent Development
- Adult
- Aged
- Asian People
- Bone Density
- China
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
