Mapping of a major locus that determines telomere length in humans

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-151

  Vasa Nicotera, Mariuca ^a   Brouilette, Scott ^a   Mangino, Massimo ^a   Thompson, John R ^a   Braund, Peter ^a   Clemitson, Jenny Rebecca ^a   Mason, Andrea ^a   Bodycote, Clare L ^a   Raleigh, Stuart M ^a   Louis, Edward ^a   Samani, Nilesh J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICASE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 12; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC STABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SENESCENCE; SIBLING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TANDEM REPEAT; TELOMERE;

EID: 19944410471     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426734     Document Type: Article

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