A common SNP of MCPH1 is associated with cranial volume variation in Chinese population

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1329-1335

  Wang, Jin Kai ^a,b,d   Li, Yi ^c   Su, Bing ^a,b  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c QUJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SPINDLE LIKE MICROCEPHALY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; BRCA1 PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; MICROCEPHALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MCPH1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NERVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHINESE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HISTORY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PLESIOMORPHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROCEPHALY; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKULL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKULL;

EID: 42449158086     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn021     Document Type: Article

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