Genetic determinants of bone mass acquisition and risk for osteoporosis

Drug Development Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 216-226

  Rubin, Laurence A ^a,b   Patel, Millan S ^a,c   Cole, David E C ^b,c,d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone mass; Genetics; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM SENSING RECEPTOR; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CANADA; DENSITOMETRY; FRACTURE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034071415     PISSN: 02724391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2299(200003)49:3<216::AID-DDR12>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Review

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