β3-adrenergic receptor gene, body mass index, bone mineral density and fracture risk in elderly men and women: the Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study (DOES)

• Main Authors: Center Jacqueline R (Author), Eisman John A (Author), Morrison Nigel A (Author), Nguyen Nguyen D (Author), Wang Claire Y (Author), Nguyen Tuan V (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent studies have suggested that the <it>Arg </it>allele of β3-adrenergic receptor (ADRB3) gene is associated with body mass index (BMI), which is an important predictor of bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture risk....