Genomic coordinate (human 11:37,294,037 BMND8).
Cytoband (human 11p12 BMND8).
Here I present: “Bone Mineral Density Locus-8”, Victor McKusick, Mendelian Inheritance in Man’, 1966. (BMND8)
INTRODUCTION.
BMND8 (Bone Mineral Density Locus-8) is a genetic locus associated with susceptibility to low bone mineral density and osteoporosis. It is identified as a Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL), representing a genomic region that influences bone density variation. It is not a single protein-coding gene, but a locus linked to skeletal health.
There is evidence that female osteoporosis susceptibility is associated with the BMND8 locus on genomic coordinate 11:37,294,037 and cytoband 11p12 in humans.
