To the Editor:Osteoporosis is becoming a common,serious,and costly health problem,which causes over nine million fractures annually worldwide.[1] Currently,osteoporotic fractures are a considerable burden to public he...
the grants from the National Basic Research Program of China(no.2014CB942903);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(no.81370978);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(no.14JC1405000).
Peak bone mineral density(BMD)achieved during early adulthood is a highly heritable trait and a strong determinant of subsequent osteoporotic fracture risk.Evidence has already suggested that 50–80% of the variance i...