Epigenetic and genetic components of height regulation

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Benonisdottir, Stefania ^a   Oddsson, Asmundur ^a   Helgason, Agnar ^a,b   Kristjansson, Ragnar P ^a   Sveinbjornsson, Gardar ^a   Oskarsdottir, Arna ^a   Thorleifsson, Gudmar ^a   Davidsson, Olafur B ^a   Arnadottir, Gudny A ^a   Sulem, Gerald ^a   Jensson, Brynjar O ^a   Holm, Hilma ^a   Alexandersson, Kristjan F ^a   Tryggvadottir, Laufey ^b,c   Walters, G Bragi ^a   Gudjonsson, Sigurjon A ^a   Ward, Lucas D ^a   Sigurdsson, Jon K ^a   Iordache, Paul D ^a,d   Frigge, Michael L ^a   Rafnar, Thorunn ^a   Kong, Augustine ^a,b   Masson, Gisli ^a   Helgason, Hannes ^a,b   Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur ^a,b   Gudbjartsson, Daniel F ^a,b   Sulem, Patrick ^a   Stefansson, Kari ^a,b   more..

^a DECODE GENETICS   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c ICELANDIC CANCER REGISTRY   (Iceland)

^d REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; SOMATOMEDIN B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTCF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EZH2;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; CHROMOSOME 11P; EPIGENETICS; FATHER; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; GROWTH REGULATION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; ICELANDER; LENGTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RNA SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ICELAND;

ICELAND;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 84995475478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13490     Document Type: Article

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