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Growth hormone receptor gene variant and mandibular height in the normal Japanese population.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics - 1 Jun 2001
Yamaguchi T, Maki K, Shibasaki Y
Abstract excerpt
This study was aimed at quantitatively evaluating the relationship between craniofacial morphology and the Pro561Thr (P56IT) variant in the growth hormone receptor gene (GHR), which is considered to be an important factor in craniofacial and skeletal growth. The subjects were unrelated individuals in a normal Japanese population and consisted of 50 men and 50 women. With the use of genomic DNA extracted from...
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