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Genetic Contribution of Femoral Neck Bone Geometry to the Risk of Developing Osteoporosis: A Family-Based Study

Femoral neck geometry parameters are believed to be as good as bone mineral density as independent factors in predicting hip fracture risk. This study was conducted to analyze the roles of genetic and environmental factors in femoral properties measured in a sample of Spanish families with osteoporo...

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Autores principales: Hernandez-de Sosa, Nerea, Athanasiadis, Georgios, Malouf, Jorge, Laiz, Ana, Marin, Ana, Herrera, Silvia, Farrerons, Jordi, Soria, Jose Manuel, Casademont, Jordi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4862643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27163365
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154833