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We mapped expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) for miRNAs using data from 281 Caucasian (CAU) and 170 African American (AA) individuals, constructed ancestry-specific models to impute miRNA expression from genotype data, and applied these models to test associations with osteoporosis and sarcopenia. Analysis identified 468 and 2653 independent eQTLs for 61 miRNAs in CAU and 25 in AA, respectively, the majority of which were ancestry-specific. Association analyses identified 22 and 26 miRNAs associated with osteoporosis and sarcopenia, respectively, in the CAU population; corresponding findings in the African American population were 26 and 14 miRNAs. Analysis of their target genes revealed 1238 and 741 genes that were nominally associated with osteoporosis and sarcopenia in CAU; with 524 genes associated with osteoporosis and 891 associated with sarcopenia in AA. 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