Osteoporosis: Public Health and Genomic Insights - April 15, 2015

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Osteoporosis: Public Health and Genomic Insights - April 15, 2015

CDC and Related Info

• Genomics, family history and osteoporosis
• Calcium and bone health
• Genes reported in relation to osteoporosis, including genomewide association studies via theHuGE Navigator

Screening for osteoporosis.
Altkorn D et al. JAMA2015 Apr 14. (14) 1467-1468

Osteoporosis: Screening, prevention, and management.
Golob AL et al. Med. Clin. North Am. 2015 May (3) 587-606

Osteoporosis: the evolution of a diagnosis.
Lorentzon M et al. J. Intern. Med. 2015 Apr 2.

Recent genetic discoveries in osteoporosis, sarcopenia and obesity [Review].
Urano T et al. Endocr. J. 2015 Apr 11

From inflammaging to healthy aging by dietary lifestyle choices: is epigenetics the key to personalized nutrition?
Vel SK et al. Clin Epigenetics 2015 (1) 33

Genetic approaches to identifying novel osteoporosis drug targets.
Brommage R et al. J. Cell. Biochem. 2015 Apr 1.

Gene-based association analysis identified novel genes associated with bone mineral density.
Mo Xing-Bo et al. PLoS ONE 2015 (3) e0121811

Polymorphisms associated with low bone mass and high risk of atraumatic fracture.
Zofkova I et al. Physiol Res 2015 Mar 24.

Genetic analysis identifies DDR2 as a novel gene affecting bone mineral density and osteoporotic fractures in Chinese population.
Guo Y et al. PLoS ONE 2015 (2) e0117102

Osteoporosis: Genomics & Family History - May 29, 2014

New CDC feature: Genomics, family history and osteoporosis  

CDC information:  Calcium and bone health

Having a parent or sibling with osteoporosis puts you at greater risk, especially if you also have a family history of hip fractures, from the Mayo Clinic

Did you know? 890 publications, 48 genomewide association and 53 metanalyses featuring 981 genes have been published on genetic factors in osteoporosis. To find out more, check out the HuGE Navigator