Variation in the MC4R Gene Is Associated with Bone Phenotypes in Elderly Swedish Women

Osteoporosis is characterized by reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and increased fracture risk. Fat mass is a determinant of bone strength and both phenotypes have a strong genetic component. In this study, we examined the association between obesity associated polymorphisms (SNPs) with body compos...

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Main Authors: Garg, Gaurav, Kumar, Jitender, McGuigan, Fiona E., Ridderstråle, Martin, Gerdhem, Paul, Luthman, Holger, Åkesson, Kristina
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3916440/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24516669
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088565
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