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Quantitative trait loci affecting peak bone mineral density in mice.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Nov 1998
Klein R F, Mitchell S R, Phillips T J, Belknap J K, Orwoll E S
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Peak bone mass is a major determinant of risk of osteoporotic fracture. Family and twin studies have found a strong genetic component to the determination of bone mineral density (BMD). However, BMD is a complex trait whose expression is confounded by environmental influences and polygenic inheritance. The number, locations, and effects of the individual genes contributing to natural variation in this trait are...
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