Ethnic difference in osteoporosis-related phenotypes and its potential underlying genetic determination

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-46

  Lei, S F ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Xiong, D H ^b   Li, L M ^a   Deng, Hong Wen ^a,b  

^a HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Bone mineral density; Caucasians; Osteoporosis; Osteoporotic fracture

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLYCOPROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARATHYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ASIAN; BONE MASS; BONE STRENGTH; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HIP FRACTURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INHERITANCE; JAPAN; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE FRACTURE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 33646686195     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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