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An atlas of genetic influences on osteoporosis in humans and mice
Osteoporosis is a common aging-related disease diagnosed primarily using bone mineral density (BMD). We assessed genetic determinants of BMD as estimated by heel quantitative ultrasound in 426,824 individuals, identifying 518 genome-wide significant loci
John A Morris +2 more
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Objective:The purpose of this study was to identify the most preferred measurement tools for assessing fracture risk and quality of life (QoL) in patients with osteoporosis (OP).Materials and Methods:The QoL questionnaires and risk assessment calculators
Yeşim Gökçe Kutsal +6 more
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Background Osteoporosis affects all sections of society, including families with people affected by osteoporosis, government agencies and medical institutes in various fields.
N. Salari +6 more
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Osteoporosis is characterized by the alteration of bone homeostasis due to an imbalance between osteoclastic bone resorption and osteoblastic bone formation.
Teresa Iantomasi +9 more
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Background There is a gender difference in the acceptance of osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment in patients after fragility fractures, but this difference is rarely assessed during hospitalization, and it is unclear whether these differences are age ...
Qingmei Li +7 more
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The clinician’s guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the USA and the world. It is a subclinical condition until complicated by fracture(s). These fractures place an enormous medical and personal burden on individuals who suffer from them and take a ...
M. LeBoff +6 more
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SCOPE 2021: a new scorecard for osteoporosis in Europe
Summary This scorecard summarises key indicators of the burden of osteoporosis and its management in the 27 member states of the European Union, as well as the UK and Switzerland.
J. Kanis +8 more
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A retrospective review of the community medicine needs from osteoporosis services in Canada
Background Comprehensive, real-world osteoporosis care has many facets not explicitly addressed in practice guidelines. We sought to determine the areas of knowledge and practice needs in osteoporosis medicine for the purpose of developing an ...
Gregory A. Kline +2 more
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Two complementary notions need to be considered in the definition of osteoporosis: a reduction in bone mineral density and the occurrence of fracture. Bone mineral density is an established determinant of the risk of future fracture, but current interventions are most usefully targeted before bone density has fallen to the levels at which fractures ...
C, Cooper, A, Aihie
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