Association of DXA-derived Bone Mineral Density and Fat Mass With African Ancestry
Author(s) -
Heather M. OchsBalcom,
Leah Preus,
Jean WactawskiWende,
Jing Nie,
Nicholas A. Johnson,
Fouad Zakharia,
Hua Tang,
Chris Carlson,
Cara L. Carty,
Chen Zhao,
Thomas Hoffman,
Carolyn M. Hutter,
Rebecca D. Jackson,
Robert C. Kaplan,
Li Li,
Song Liu,
Marian L. Neuhouser,
Ulrike Peters,
John A. Robbins,
Michael F. Seldin,
Timothy A. Thornton,
Cheryl L. Thompson,
Charles Kooperberg,
Lara E. Sucheston
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-3921
Subject(s) - genetic admixture , single nucleotide polymorphism , genetic genealogy , genetics , biology , genome wide association study , phenotype , bone mineral , quantitative trait locus , fto gene , snp , ancestry informative marker , lean body mass , genetic association , body mass index , gene , genotype , medicine , osteoporosis , endocrinology , population , environmental health , body weight
Both genes and environment have been implicated in determining the complex body composition phenotypes in individuals of European ancestry; however, few studies have been conducted in other race/ethnic groups.
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