Common variants in the region around Osterix are associated with bone mineral density and growth in childhood
Peak bone mass achieved in adolescence is a determinant of bone mass in later life. In order to identify genetic variants affecting bone mineral density (BMD), we performed a genome-wide association study of BMD and related traits in 1518 children from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Chil...
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Oxford University Press (OUP),
2012-09-21T12:56:22Z.
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