Genetic architecture of hand quantitative ultrasound measures: A population-based study in a Sardinian genetic isolate

Bone

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1197-1203

  Biino, Ginevra ^a,b   Casula, Laura ^a   de Terlizzi, Francesca ^c   Adamo, Mauro ^b   Vaccargiu, Simona ^a,b   Francavilla, Marcella ^a   Loi, Davide ^a   Casti, Alberto ^a   Atzori, Manuela ^a   Cosso, Massimiliano ^b   Marras, Francesca ^b   Cepollaro, Chiara ^d   Brandi, Maria Luisa ^d   Pirastu, Mario ^a,b  

^a National Council of Research   (Italy)

^b Shardna Life Sciences   (Italy)

^c IGEA SpA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic study; Genetic correlations; Genetic isolate; Hand quantitative ultrasound; Heritability

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM; ESTROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CORRELATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MENOPAUSE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; POPULATION GENETICS; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANGES; GENETIC VARIATION; HAND; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDIGREE; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77950538217     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.11.033     Document Type: Article

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