Polymorphic variation in the human myostatin (GDF-8) gene and association with strength measures in the women's health and aging study II cohort

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1093-1096

  Seibert, Michael J ^a,b   Xue, Qian Li ^a   Fried, Linda P ^a   Walston, Jeremy D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JHAAC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Myostatin; Polymorphism; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

MYOSTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BALTIMORE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0034867295     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49214.x     Document Type: Article

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