HMGA2 is confirmed to be associated with human adult height

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-16

  Yang, Tie Lin ^a,b   Guo, Yan ^a,b   Zhang, Li Shu ^b   Tian, Qing ^b   Yan, Han ^a   Guo, Yan Fang ^a   Deng, Hong Wen ^a,b,c  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Adult height; Association; HMGA2; Replication

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP A2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GROWTH; HMGA2 PROTEIN; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 72549106479     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2009.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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