The association of common polymorphisms in the QPCT gene with bone mineral density in the Chinese population

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 757-762

  Huang, Qing Yang ^a   Kung, Annie W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Association; BMD; Genetics; Osteoporosis; Tag SNPs

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; ESTROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME 2P; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; QPCT GENE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PITUITARY GLAND; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34548589037     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-007-0178-6     Document Type: Article

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