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SUBMITTER: Lu S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5812284 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lu Shan S Zhao Lan-Juan LJ Chen Xiang-Ding XD Papasian Christopher J CJ Wu Ke-Hao KH Tan Li-Jun LJ Wang Zhuo-Er ZE Pei Yu-Fang YF Tian Qing Q Deng Hong-Wen HW
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism 20161223 6
Several studies indicated bone mineral density (BMD) and alcohol intake might share common genetic factors. The study aimed to explore potential SNPs/genes related to both phenotypes in US Caucasians at the genome-wide level. A bivariate genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed in 2069 unrelated participants. Regular drinking was graded as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, representing drinking alcohol never, less than once, once or twice, three to six times, seven to ten times, or more than ten ti ...[more]