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A major gene model of adult height is suggested in Chinese.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Li Miao-Xin, Liu Peng-Yuan, Li Yu-Mei, Qin Yue-Juan, Liu Yao-Zhong, Deng Hong-Wen
Abstract excerpt
Adult height (stature), as a complex quantitative trait, has been studied in different populations. However, few genetic studies on height were performed on the Chinese, the largest population in the world. In this study, familial correlation and segregation analyses were carried out for adult height in a Chinese sample composed of 385 nuclear families with a total of 1,169 informative individuals. The results...
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