An investigation of unique and shared gene effects on speed of sound and bone density using axial transmission quantitative ultrasound and DXA in twins

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1525-1530

  Knapp, Karen M ^a,b,c   Andrew, Toby ^a   MacGregor, Alex J ^a   Blake, Glen M ^b   Fogelman, Ignac ^b   Spector, Tim D ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Bone ultrasound; Genetic effect; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICAL BONE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; GENE CONTROL; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HOLOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; METATARSAL BONE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHALANX; PLEIOTROPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIUS; SAMPLE SIZE; SOUND TRANSMISSION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIBIA; TWINS; ADULT; BONE; DENSITOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; METATARSAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS; TIBIA; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 1642458462     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.8.1525     Document Type: Article

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