The Y specific growth gene(s): How does it promote stature?

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 323-325

  Ogata, Tsutomu ^a   Matsuo, Nobutake ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Childhood growth; Y specific growth gene(s)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILDHOOD; CHROMOSOME YQ; GENE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0031009549     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.4.323     Document Type: Article

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