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Genetic profiling of decreased bone mineral density in an independent sample of 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 Aug 2018
Xiao X, Roohani D, Wu Q
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Genetic risk of low bone mineral density in women remains unclear. This study found that a large percentage of Caucasian women have a high genetic risk of osteoporosis, and genetic risk scores are significantly associated with BMD variation in a bone healthy sample of Caucasian women. INTRODUCTION: We aimed to examine the distribution of risk alleles in an independent sample and to determine if such genetic...
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