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The growth hormone receptor gene is associated with mandibular height in a Chinese population.
Journal of dental research - 1 Nov 2005
Zhou J, Lu Y, Gao X H, Chen Y C, Lu J J, Bai Y X, Shen Y, Wang B K
Abstract excerpt
Genetic influences are important in the determination of mandibular morphology, and growth hormone receptor (GHR) is believed to have an important influence on the growth of craniofacial bone. In this study, we used quantitative trait locus methods to evaluate the relationship between craniofacial morphology and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in GHR in an unselected healthy Chinese population. We...
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