Recent advances in the genetics of osteoporosis

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-35

  Williams, F M K ^a   Spector, Tim D ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Genes; Heritable; Osteoporosis; Twin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; ARACHIDONATE 12 LIPOXYGENASE; ARACHIDONATE 15 LIPOXYGENASE; AROMATASE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CREATININE; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; DNA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN 5; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE IV; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; BONE TURNOVER; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME 2P; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME 5Q; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); OSTEOPOROSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 33646712380     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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