of osteoclasts since they can differentiate into osteoclasts [33], and they express different cytokines which are important for osteoclast differentiation, activation, and apoptosis [32,34]. B lymphocytes, an important cell type of the immune system, express/secrete factors involved in osteoclastogenesis, such as receptor tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 11 and osteoprotegerin [35]. The gene expression data were quantile-normalized to the median distribution, and subsequently log2 transformed [24]. The eQTL summary data in SMR binary format can be downloaded from http://cnsgenomics.com/software/smr/download.html.
