Australian Genomewide Association Study in Osteoporosis

骨质疏松症是一种常见的情况，在这种情况下，由于骨骼的数量和质量减少，骨骼强度降低。骨强度降低意味着骨折的风险增加。骨质疏松性骨折的发生率在女性和男性中分别为1 / 2和1 / 3，随着年龄的增长，骨质疏松性骨折的可能性也在增加。患骨质疏松症的大部分风险是遗传的，但很少有相关基因被确定。我们的目标是识别这些基因。

Osteoporosis is a common condition in which bone strength is reduced due to reduced amount and quality of bone. Reduced bone strength means an increased risk of fracture. Osteoporotic fractures occur in 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men in their lifetime, and the likelihood of suffering osteoporotic fracture increases with age. Most of the risk of developing osteoporosis is genetic, but few of the genes involved have been identified. Our goal is to identify those genes.