sentence: The strongest associations are rs11614913 in the microRNA gene MIR196A2 with reduced lumbar spine area ( P = 2.3 × 10 , β = − 0.090 ) , rs143384 in the 5 ’ UTR of GDF5 with increase in both total hip ( P = 2.2 × 10 , β = 0.071 ) and trochanter area ( P = 1.1 × 10 , β = 0.071 ) , rs12601029 at 17q24.3 near the SOX9 gene with increased intertrochanteric area ( P = 6.2 × 10 , β = 0.072 ) , and rs12507427 near HHIP for increase in femoral neck area ( P = 8.4 × 10 , β = 0.054 ) .