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A genome-wide scan for loci affecting normal adult height in the Framingham Heart Study.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2003
Mukhopadhyay Nandita, Finegold David N, Larson Martin G, Cupples L Adrienne, Myers Richard H, Weeks Daniel E
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OBJECTIVE: To map loci influencing normal adult height in 335 families from the Framingham Heart Study. METHODS: We analyzed data consisting of 1,702 genotyped individuals who have been followed over time. The first height measurement for individuals between the ages 20-55 years was analyzed in a genome-wide scan using variance component linkage analysis. Sex, age, and cohort effects were removed before analysis....
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