Analysis of the genetic basis of height in large Jewish nuclear families.

Despite intensive study, most of the specific genetic factors that contribute to variation in human height remain undiscovered. We conducted a family-based linkage study of height in a unique cohort of very large nuclear families from a founder (Jewish) population. This design allowed for increased...

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Main Authors: Danny Zeevi, Joshua S Bloom, Meru J Sadhu, Adi Ben Yehuda, David Zangen, Ephrat Levy-Lahad, Leonid Kruglyak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008082