Mouse BMD quantitative trait loci show i
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Cheryl L Ackert-Bicknell; David Karasik; Qian Li; Randy V Smith; Yi-Hsiang Hsu;
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Article
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2010
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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Bone mineral density (BMD) is a heritable trait, and in mice, over 100 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) have been reported, but candidate genes have been identified for only a small percentage. Persistent errors in the mouse genetic map have negatively affected QTL localization, spurring the developme