Height discordance in monozygotic females is not attributable to discordant inactivation of X-linked stature determining genes

Twin Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-24

  Healey, S C ^a   Kirk, K M ^b   Hyland, V J ^a   Munns, C F ^c   Henders, A K ^b   Batch, J A ^c   Heath, A C ^d   Martin, N G ^b   Glasss, I A ^e  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Queensland Clinical Genetics Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; TWIN DISCORDANCE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE HPAII; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; TWIN STUDIES; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0034806711     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1369052012100     Document Type: Article

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