Gene-based association analysis identified novel genes associated with bone mineral density.

Genetic factors contribute to the variation of bone mineral density (BMD), which is a major risk factor of osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to identify more "novel" genes for BMD. Based on the publicly available SNP-based P values, we performed an initial gene-based analysis in a to...

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Main Authors: Xing-Bo Mo, Xin Lu, Yong-Hong Zhang, Zeng-Li Zhang, Fei-Yan Deng, Shu-Feng Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4374695?pdf=render