Heritability of bone density: Regional and gender differences in monozygotic twins

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-154

  Tse, Kevin Y ^a   Macias, Brandon R ^a   Meyer, R Scott ^a   Hargens, Alan R ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Bone mineralization; Genetic research; Growth and development; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TWINS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; BONE DENSITY; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449084720     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20721     Document Type: Article

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