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Genetics of Osteoporosis. Genetics of Osteoporosis. Genetics of Osteoporosis: Clinical Aspects. Data sources Dubbo Twins Australian Consortium (POWH, Gosford, Melborune, Perth) St Vincent’s ODP & BMD Data Management Integrity and accuracy Availability (ethics, authorisation)
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Genetics of Osteoporosis: Clinical Aspects • Data sources • Dubbo • Twins • Australian Consortium (POWH, Gosford, Melborune, Perth) • St Vincent’s ODP & BMD • Data Management • Integrity and accuracy • Availability (ethics, authorisation) • Utility (centralisation) • Retention, storage, and retrieval (pedigrees)
Genetics of Osteoporosis: Progress • Strategy: Parents differing by >2SD FNBMD • Dubbo: 26 families according to 10-30 percentiles • Other Australian centres • Twins: 400 DZ pairs of both sexes • Clinical Genetic interaction within the Garvan