Genetic determinants of bone mineral density and osteoporosis

Bone mineral density (BMD) is a highly heritable trait, indicating that genetic elements are partly responsible for variation in osteoporosis risk. To further understand the genetic variation underlying osteoporosis, I performed genome-wide association (GWA) studies using designs that have largely n...

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Main Author: Kemp, John Peter
Published: University of Bristol 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.682725