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Future of Osteoporosis Genetics: Enhancing Genome-Wide Association Studies†‡

  1. Charles R Farber1,*,
  2. Aldons J Lusis2,3

Article first published online: 18 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.091101

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 24, Issue 12, pages 1937–1942, December 2009

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Farber, C. R. and Lusis, A. J. (2009), Future of Osteoporosis Genetics: Enhancing Genome-Wide Association Studies. J Bone Miner Res, 24: 1937–1942. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.091101

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  1. 1

    Center for Public Health Genomics, Department of Medicine and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

  3. 3

    Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

*Center for Public Health, Genomics, PO Box 800717, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA

  1. †

    The authors state that they have no conflicts of interest.

  2. ‡

    Published online on November 2, 2009;

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 21 DEC 2009
  2. Article first published online: 18 DEC 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 28 OCT 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 19 OCT 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 5 AUG 2009

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