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Integrating GWAS and Co-expression Network Data Identifies Bone Mineral Density Genes SPTBN1 and MARK3 and an Osteoblast Functional Module.
Cell systems - 25 Jan 2017
Calabrese Gina M, Mesner Larry D, Stains Joseph P, Tommasini Steven M, Horowitz Mark C, Rosen Clifford J, Farber Charles R
Abstract excerpt
Bone mineral density (BMD) is a highly heritable predictor of osteoporotic fracture. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for BMD have identified dozens of associations; yet, the genes responsible for most associations remain elusive. Here, we used a bone co-expression network to predict causal genes at BMD GWAS loci based on the premise that genes underlying a disease are often functionally related and...
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