… Osteoporosis is a common disease with a strong genetic component … risk of fracture. Twin
and family studies have shown that … ute to the genetic influence on calcaneal BUA and height. …

… Genetic and environmental influences analyse susceptibility … polymorphisms in DNA a
potentially attractive method for osteoporotic risk assessment, provided majority of osteoporotic …

… through genetic influences on other factors such as bone turnover, bone geometry, or
nonskeletal factors such as cognition and neuromuscular control, which influence the risk of falling. …

… In recent years, gender differences in the heritability of the osteoporosis‐… genetic and
environmental factors in the planning of future association studies on the etiology of osteoporosis …

… Osteoporosis has genetic influences Certain aspects of osteoporosis have been found to
have strong genetic influences. This can be derived, for example, from …

… genetic basis of osteoporosis are important, because they offer the prospect of developing
genetic markers for the assessment of fracture risk … gene influence TGFβ function are unclear. …

… of any-type of fractures in the general population is mediated through the genetic influence
on BMD. This is well characterized by the genetic correlations of fracture risk with BMD. …

… These meta-analyses therefore suggest that ESR1 genetic variation may influence the
age-related changes in bone structure that underlie bone strength/fragility, whereas ESR1 …

… of bone density and risk of osteoporosis. The use of new tools … at-risk profiles for osteoporosis
that would include genetic and … loss and the risk of osteoporosis are under the influence of …

… is likely that several genes, each having … genetic determinants of bone density in later life
influence predominantly, but not exclusively, peak bone mass. Although many genes influence …