The IGF1 P2 promoter is an epigenetic QTL for circulating IGF1 and human growth

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BACKGROUND: Even if genetics play an important role, individual variation in stature remains unexplained at the molecular level. Indeed, genome-wide association study (GWAS) have revealed hundreds of variants that contribute to the variability of height but could explain only a limited part of it, and no single variant accounts for more than 0.3% of height variance. At the interface of genetics and environment,...

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