2008
Phenotypic integration of skeletal traits during growth buffers genetic variants affecting the slenderness of femora in inbred mouse strains
Jepsen KJ, Hu B, Tommasini SM, Courtland HW, Price C, Cordova M, Nadeau JH. Phenotypic integration of skeletal traits during growth buffers genetic variants affecting the slenderness of femora in inbred mouse strains. Mammalian Genome 2008, 20: 21. PMID: 19082857, PMCID: PMC2650248, DOI: 10.1007/s00335-008-9158-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variantsSkeletal traitsFunctional interactionMatrix mineralizationCompensatory interactionsGenotype-phenotype relationshipsPhenotypic integrationAdult traitsLoss of functionBiological controlPrecise regulationMouse strainsAXB/BXASusceptibility genesInner bone surfaceTraitsEnvironmental variantsPostnatal growthNew insightsBone slendernessQuantitative expectationsVariantsGrowthSkeletal growthExpansion rate
2007
Genetic randomization reveals functional relationships among morphologic and tissue-quality traits that contribute to bone strength and fragility
Jepsen KJ, Hu B, Tommasini SM, Courtland HW, Price C, Terranova CJ, Nadeau JH. Genetic randomization reveals functional relationships among morphologic and tissue-quality traits that contribute to bone strength and fragility. Mammalian Genome 2007, 18: 492-507. PMID: 17557179, PMCID: PMC1998883, DOI: 10.1007/s00335-007-9017-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional interactionMean trait valuesRI strainsCombination of traitsTrait valuesGenomic regionsCellular processesLoss of functionBone slendernessGenetic variabilityEnvironmental perturbationsSkeletal traitsAXB/BXAImportant functional interactionTraitsBiological paradigmBone traitsFunctional relationshipMouse strainsGenetic randomizationAdult malesHigher mineral densityStrainsUnique setGrowth