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Professor Philip Sambrook-
Philip Sambrook is Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Sydney and has research interests in osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and inflammatory joint disease.
Genetics of Osteoporosis - twin and family studies
Summary
Current studies are focusing on differences in bone, fat and cardiovascular phenotypes from longitudinal studies in twins.
Supervisor(s)
Research Location
Institute of Bone & Joint Research, Royal North Shore Hospital
Program Type
PHD
Synopsis
Twin and family studies support a genetic effect on osteoporosis. Twin studies of osteoporosis have been running at the Royal North Shore Hospital since 1996, in conjunction within the Australian Twin Registry, recruiting large numbers of same sexed identical and non-identical twin pairs. Baseline data on bone density, body composition, stored sera, markers of bone turnover as well as DNA are currently available. Current studies are focusing on differences in bone, arthritis, fat and cardiovascular phenotypes from longitudinal studies in twins.
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Keywords
Osteoporosis, Bone Genetics Twins, Chronic diseases & ageing, Movement disorders, Genes in biology & medicine, Movement
Opportunity ID
The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is: 245
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