Sex and the single nucleotide polymorphism: Exploring the genetic causes of skeletal sex differences

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2047-2050

  Nielson, Carrie M ^a   Klein, Robert F ^b,c   Orwoll, Eric S ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; SEX HORMONE;

BONE DENSITY; DNA METHYLATION; EFFECT SIZE; EPIGENETICS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME IMPRINTING; GEOMETRY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCLAST; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKELETON; X CHROMOSOME;

BONE AND BONES; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 84866711336     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: 15234681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1723     Document Type: Note

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