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SUBMITTER: Zhao LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3153387 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Lan-Juan LJ Liu Xiao-Gang XG Liu Yao-Zhong YZ Liu Yong-Jun YJ Papasian Christopher J CJ Sha Bao-Yong BY Pan Feng F Guo Yan-Fang YF Wang Liang L Yan Han H Xiong Dong-Hai DH Tang Zi-Hui ZH Yang Tie-Lin TL Chen Xiang-Ding XD Guo Yan Y Li Jian J Shen Hui H Zhang Feng F Lei Shu-Feng SF Recker Robert R RR Deng Hong-Wen HW
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 20100201 2
Poor femoral neck bone geometry at the femur is an important risk factor for hip fracture. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of femoral neck bone geometry, examining approximately 379,000 eligible single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 1000 Caucasians. A common genetic variant, rs7430431 in the receptor transporting protein 3 (RTP3) gene, was identified in strong association with the buckling ratio (BR, P = 1.6 x 10(-7)), an index of bone structural instability, and with fem ...[more]