SynthesisNature genetics2009
Twenty bone-mineral-density loci identified by large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.
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405 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Large-scale circulating proteome association study (CPAS) meta-analysis identifies circulating proteins and pathways predicting incident hip fractures.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2024Pooled it
- Associations of osteoprotegerin (OPG) TNFRSF11B gene polymorphisms with risk of fractures in older adult populations: meta-analysis of genetic and genome-wide association studies.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Pooled it
- Two novel pleiotropic loci associated with osteoporosis and abdominal obesity.Human genetics · 2020Pooled it
- Identification of a 1p21 independent functional variant for abdominal obesity.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2019Pooled it
- Integrative genomic analysis predicts novel functional enhancer-SNPs for bone mineral density.Human genetics · 2019Pooled it
- Variants associating with uterine leiomyoma highlight genetic background shared by various cancers and hormone-related traits.Nature communications · 2018Pooled it
- Genome-wide association study of lncRNA polymorphisms with bone mineral density.Annals of human genetics · 2018Pooled it
- Assessment of the genetic and clinical determinants of fracture risk: genome wide association and mendelian randomisation study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2018Pooled it
- P4 medicine and osteoporosis: a systematic review.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2016Pooled it
- Association of 3q13.32 variants with hip trochanter and intertrochanter bone mineral density identified by a genome-wide association study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2016Pooled it
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- Genome-wide association study using family-based cohorts identifies the WLS and CCDC170/ESR1 loci as associated with bone mineral density.BMC genomics · 2016Pooled it
- Association between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase c.677C>T polymorphism and bone mineral density: an updated meta-analysis.Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG · 2016Pooled it
- Sequence variants in the PTCH1 gene associate with spine bone mineral density and osteoporotic fractures.Nature communications · 2016Pooled it
- Multidimensional Bone Density Phenotyping Reveals New Insights Into Genetic Regulation of the Pediatric Skeleton.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2018Trial
- Genetic risk score based on the lifetime prevalence of femoral fracture in 924 consecutive autopsies of Japanese males.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2016Trial
- Genetic Risk Scores Implicated in Adult Bone Fragility Associate With Pediatric Bone Density.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2016Trial
- DNA methylation signatures in skeletal muscle associated with physical function in healthy older adults.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Association between RANK gene polymorphism and early femoral neck bone loss in kidney transplant recipients.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2026Article
- Impact of Genetics on Endocrine Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2026Review
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Abstract
Bone mineral density (BMD) is a heritable complex trait used in the clinical diagnosis of osteoporosis and the assessment of fracture risk. We performed meta-analysis of five genome-wide association studies of femoral neck and lumbar spine BMD in 19,195 subjects of Northern European descent. We identified 20 BMD loci that reached genome-wide significance (GWS; P < 5 x 10(-8)), of which 13 map to regions not previously associated with this trait: 1p31.3 (GPR177), 2p21 (SPTBN1), 3p22 (CTNNB1), 4q21.1 (MEPE), 5q14 (MEF2C), 7p14 (STARD3NL), 7q21.3 (FLJ42280), 11p11.2 (LRP4, ARHGAP1, F2), 11p14.1 (DCDC5), 11p15 (SOX6), 16q24 (FOXL1), 17q21 (HDAC5) and 17q12 (CRHR1). The meta-analysis also confirmed at GWS level seven known BMD loci on 1p36 (ZBTB40), 6q25 (ESR1), 8q24 (TNFRSF11B), 11q13.4 (LRP5), 12q13 (SP7), 13q14 (TNFSF11) and 18q21 (TNFRSF11A). The many SNPs associated with BMD map to genes in signaling pathways with relevance to bone metabolism and highlight the complex genetic architecture that underlies osteoporosis and variation in BMD.
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