Genetic and constitutional influences on bone turnover markers: a study of male twin pairs.

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Published in Calcif Tissue Int on February 02, 2007

Authors

O S Donescu1, M C Battié, J Kaprio, E Levalahti, J Risteli, D Eyre, T Videman

Author Affiliations

1: Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, 3-50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G4, Canada. oana@ualberta.ca

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