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Meta analysis identifies a novel susceptibility locus associated with heel bone strength in the Korean population.
Bone - 1 Mar 2016
Hwang Joo-Yeon, Kim Young Jin, Choi Bo Youl, Kim Bong-Jo, Han Bok-Ghee
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INTRODUCTION: Calcaneal quantitative ultrasound has been recognized as a non-invasive method for evaluation of bone strength and prediction of osteoporotic fracture. METHODS: To extend a thorough genetic catalog for osteoporotic bone properties, we performed a genome-wide association study (rural cohort I, n=1895) of speed of sound (SOS) using the 1000 genome-based imputation in the discovery stage and then...
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