Relationship of 2D:4D finger ratio with androgen receptor CAG and GGN repeat polymorphism

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 101-106

  Zhang, Chuan ^a,b   Dang, Jie ^a,b,c   Pei, Liguo ^a,b   Guo, Mengjing ^a,b   Zhu, Hao ^a,b   Qu, Lei ^a,b   Jia, Fei ^a,b   Lu, Hong ^a,b,c   Huo, Zhenghao ^a,b,c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Reproduction   (China)

^c NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; FINGERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

MUS;

EID: 84871274787     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22347     Document Type: Article

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