Research study sheds new light on relationship between genes and bone fracture risk

(Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research) A paper titled 'Assessment of the genetic and clinical determinants of fracture risk: genome wide association and mendelian randomization study' appeared today in the British Medical Journal. The study provides evidence against a causal effect of several proposed clinical risk factors for fractures, including diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, vitamin D, as well as others.
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