Heritability of bone density: Regional a
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Kevin Y. Tse; Brandon R. Macias; R. Scott Meyer; Alan R. Hargens
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract Bone mineral density (BMD) is a measure of a person's skeletal mineral content, and assessing BMD by dual xβray absorptiometry (DEXA) can help to diagnose diseases of low bone density. In this study, we determine the heritability of BMD in male and female monozygotic twin subjects using