Genome-wide association analysis identifies 20 loci that influence adult height.

Adult height is a model polygenic trait, but there has been limited success in identifying the genes underlying its normal variation. To identify genetic variants influencing adult human height, we used genome-wide association data from 13,665 individuals and genotyped 39 variants in an additional 1...

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Main Authors: Weedon, M, Lango, H, Lindgren, C, Wallace, C, Evans, D, Mangino, M, Freathy, R, Perry, JR, Stevens, S, Hall, A, Samani, N, Shields, B, Prokopenko, I, Farrall, M, Dominiczak, A, Johnson, T, Bergmann, S, Beckmann, J, Vollenweider, P, Waterworth, D, Mooser, V, Palmer, C, Morris, A, Ouwehand, W, Zhao, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008