Genome-wide association study for radiographic vertebral fractures: a potential role for the 16q24 BMD locus.
Vertebral fracture risk is a heritable complex trait. The aim of this study was to identify genetic susceptibility factors for osteoporotic vertebral fractures applying a genome-wide association study (GWAS) approach. The GWAS discovery was based on the Rotterdam Study, a population-based study of e...
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Format: | Journal article |
Sprache: | English |
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Elsevier
2014
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