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Large-scale genotyping identifies a new locus at 22q13.2 associated with female breast size.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2013
Li Jingmei, Foo Jia Nee, Schoof Nils, Varghese Jajini S, Fernandez-Navarro Pablo, Gierach Gretchen L, Quek Swee Tian, Hartman Mikael, Nord Silje, Kristensen Vessela N, Pollán Marina, Figueroa Jonine D, Thompson Deborah J, Li Yi, Khor Chiea Chuen, Humphreys Keith, Liu Jianjun, Czene Kamila, Hall Per
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BACKGROUND: Individual differences in breast size are a conspicuous feature of variation in human females and have been associated with fecundity and advantage in selection of mates. To identify common variants that are associated with breast size, we conducted a large-scale genotyping association meta-analysis in 7169 women of European descent across three independent sample collections with digital or screen...
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