The Impact of Environmental and Genetic Factors on Bone Quality in Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins

The Impact of Environmental and Genetic Factors on Bone Quality in Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins

The purpose of the research was to assess the genetic and environmental influences on bone properties. One hundred thirty-two pairs of twins (99/33 monozygotic/dizygotic) underwent anthropometric measurements and phalangeal quantitative ultrasound (DBM Sonic 1200, Igea, Italy) measuring the amplitud...

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Main Authors: Elżbieta Tabor, Małgorzata Bach, Aleksandra Werner, Bogna Drozdzowska, Wojciech Pluskiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
twins
monozygotic
dizygotic
bone
quantitative ultrasound
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/10/2360

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