Rare copy number variants are a common cause of short stature.

Rare copy number variants are a common cause of short stature.

Human growth has an estimated heritability of about 80%-90%. Nevertheless, the underlying cause of shortness of stature remains unknown in the majority of individuals. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) showed that both common single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants (CNVs) contr...

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Main Authors: Diana Zahnleiter, Steffen Uebe, Arif B Ekici, Juliane Hoyer, Antje Wiesener, Dagmar Wieczorek, Erdmute Kunstmann, André Reis, Helmuth-Guenther Doerr, Anita Rauch, Christian T Thiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3597495?pdf=render

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