Common variants in a novel gene, FONG on chromosome 2q33.1 confer risk of osteoporosis in Japanese.

Common variants in a novel gene, FONG on chromosome 2q33.1 confer risk of osteoporosis in Japanese.

Osteoporosis is a common disease characterized by low bone mass, decreased bone quality and increased predisposition to fracture. Genetic factors have been implicated in its etiology; however, the specific genes related to susceptibility to osteoporosis are not entirely known. To detect susceptibili...

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Main Authors: Ikuyo Kou, Atsushi Takahashi, Tomohiko Urano, Naoshi Fukui, Hideki Ito, Kouichi Ozaki, Toshihiro Tanaka, Takayuki Hosoi, Masataka Shiraki, Satoshi Inoue, Yusuke Nakamura, Naoyuki Kamatani, Michiaki Kubo, Seijiro Mori, Shiro Ikegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3089633?pdf=render

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