Genomewide Association Study of African Children Identifies Association of SCHIP1 and PDE8A with Facial Size and Shape.

The human face is a complex assemblage of highly variable yet clearly heritable anatomic structures that together make each of us unique, distinguishable, and recognizable. Relatively little is known about the genetic underpinnings of normal human facial variation. To address this, we carried out a...

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Main Authors: Joanne B Cole, Mange Manyama, Emmanuel Kimwaga, Joshua Mathayo, Jacinda R Larson, Denise K Liberton, Ken Lukowiak, Tracey M Ferrara, Sheri L Riccardi, Mao Li, Washington Mio, Michaela Prochazkova, Trevor Williams, Hong Li, Kenneth L Jones, Ophir D Klein, Stephanie A Santorico, Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Richard A Spritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4999243?pdf=render