Meta-analysis of genome-wide studies identifies MEF2C SNPs associated with bone mineral density at forearm

Hou-Feng Zheng; Emma L Duncan; Laura M Yerges-Armstrong; Joel Eriksson; Ulrica Bergström; Paul J Leo; William D Leslie; David Goltzman; John Blangero; David A Hanley; Melanie A Carless; Elizabeth A Streeten; Mattias Lorentzon; Matthew A Brown; Tim D Spector; Ulrika Pettersson-Kymmer; Claes Ohlsson; Braxton D Mitchell; J Brent Richards

doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2012-101287

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Meta-analysis of genome-wide studies identifies MEF2C SNPs associated with bone mineral density at forearm

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Hou-Feng Zheng Departments of Medicine, Human Genetics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emma L Duncan Human Genetics Group, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia Department of Endocrinology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Laura M Yerges-Armstrong Department of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joel Eriksson Center for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ulrica Bergström Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul J Leo Human Genetics Group, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
William D Leslie Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David Goltzman Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John Blangero Department of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David A Hanley Department of Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Melanie A Carless Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elizabeth A Streeten Department of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mattias Lorentzon Center for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matthew A Brown Human Genetics Group, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tim D Spector Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ulrika Pettersson-Kymmer Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå Unviersity, Umeå, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Claes Ohlsson Center for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Braxton D Mitchell Department of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Brent Richards Departments of Medicine, Human Genetics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Hou-Feng Zheng or Dr J Brent Richards, Departments of Medicine, Human Genetics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, 3755, Côte Ste-Catherine Road, Montreal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada; hou.zheng{at}mail.mcgill.ca and brent.richards{at}mcgill.ca

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Zheng H, Duncan EL, Yerges-Armstrong LM, et al

Meta-analysis of genome-wide studies identifies MEF2C SNPs associated with bone mineral density at forearm

Journal of Medical Genetics 2013;50:473-478.

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Received September 5, 2012
Revised March 13, 2013
Accepted March 14, 2013
First published April 9, 2013.

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April 27, 2016

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