Article
Familial resemblance for bone mineral mass is expressed before puberty.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 1998
Ferrari S, Rizzoli R, Slosman D, Bonjour J P
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors are known to explain a major proportion of peak bone mineral mass variance. Whether the influence of these genetic factors is expressed before the pubertal bone mineral mass accrual and whether there is tracking of bone mineral mass during pubertal growth, however, are not clearly...
Topics
- Adult
- Body Constitution
- Bone Density
- Child
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Linear Models
- Premenopause
- Prospective Studies
- Puberty