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Genomewide linkage scan for quantitative trait loci underlying variation in age at menarche.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2006
Guo Yan, Shen Hui, Xiao Peng, Xiong Dong-Hai, Yang Tie-Lin, Guo Yan-Fang, Long Ji-Rong, Recker Robert R, Deng Hong-Wen
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Age at menarche (AAM) is an important anthropological variable that has major implications for a woman's health later in life. Genetic influence has been shown to contribute greatly to AAM, but the specific genetic determinants are largely unknown. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying the variations in AAM. METHODS: We performed a...
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