Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 467
Issue: 7317
Pages: 832-838
Citations: 2021
Access: Closed

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                                    Hana Lango Allen, 
                                
                                    Karol Estrada, 
                                
                                    Guillaume Lettre
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height. 
                            Nature
                            , 467
                            (7317)
                            , 832-838.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09410
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature09410