The results suggest that deletions in the 6p25.1 locus may predispose to higher risk of fracture in a subset of populations of European origin;
larger and geographically restricted studies will be needed to confirm this regional association. This is a first step towards the evaluation of the role of rare CNVs in osteoporosis.
Autor: Oei L, Hsu YH, Styrkarsdottir U, Eussen BH, de Klein A, Peters MJ, Halldorsson B,…
