Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Amount

$123,200.00

Award Date

8/14/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Osteoporosis is a complex disease causing considerable morbidity and mortality from fracture. Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone geometry (BG) vary with sex and race and are both highly heritable. BMD and BG are the main determinants of bone strength, wh