Genome-wide association study using extreme truncate selection identifies novel genes affecting bone mineral density and fracture risk.

Osteoporotic fracture is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a major predisposing factor to fracture and is known to be highly heritable. Site-, gender-, and age-specific genetic effects on BMD are thought to be significant, but have largely not been...

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Main Authors: Emma L Duncan, Patrick Danoy, John P Kemp, Paul J Leo, Eugene McCloskey, Geoffrey C Nicholson, Richard Eastell, Richard L Prince, John A Eisman, Graeme Jones, Philip N Sambrook, Ian R Reid, Elaine M Dennison, John Wark, J Brent Richards, Andre G Uitterlinden, Tim D Spector, Chris Esapa, Roger D Cox, Steve D M Brown, Rajesh V Thakker, Kathryn A Addison, Linda A Bradbury, Jacqueline R Center, Cyrus Cooper, Catherine Cremin, Karol Estrada, Dieter Felsenberg, Claus-C Glüer, Johanna Hadler, Margaret J Henry, Albert Hofman, Mark A Kotowicz, Joanna Makovey, Sing C Nguyen, Tuan V Nguyen, Julie A Pasco, Karena Pryce, David M Reid, Fernando Rivadeneira, Christian Roux, Kari Stefansson, Unnur Styrkarsdottir, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Rumbidzai Tichawangana, David M Evans, Matthew A Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21533022/?tool=EBI