Identification of ten loci associated with height highlights new biological pathways in human growth
10.1038/ng.125
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Lettre, G., Jackson, A. U., Gieger, C., Schumacher, F. R., Berndt, S. I., Sanna, S., Eyheramendy, S., Voight, B. F., Butler, J. L., Guiducci, C., Illig, T., Hackett, R., Heid, I. M., … Hirschhorn, J. N. (2008). Identification of ten loci associated with height highlights new biological pathways in human growth. Nature Genetics, 40(5), 584–591.

Authors 37
  1. (first)
  2. Guillaume Lettre (first)
  3. (additional)
  4. (additional)
  5. (additional)
  6. (additional)
  7. (additional)
  8. Anne U Jackson (additional)
  9. Christian Gieger (additional)
  10. Fredrick R Schumacher (additional)
  11. Sonja I Berndt (additional)
  12. Serena Sanna (additional)
  13. Susana Eyheramendy (additional)
  14. Benjamin F Voight (additional)
  15. Johannah L Butler (additional)
  16. Candace Guiducci (additional)
  17. Thomas Illig (additional)
  18. Rachel Hackett (additional)
  19. Iris M Heid (additional)
  20. Kevin B Jacobs (additional)
  21. Valeriya Lyssenko (additional)
  22. Manuela Uda (additional)
  23. Michael Boehnke (additional)
  24. Stephen J Chanock (additional)
  25. Leif C Groop (additional)
  26. Frank B Hu (additional)
  27. Bo Isomaa (additional)
  28. Peter Kraft (additional)
  29. Leena Peltonen (additional)
  30. Veikko Salomaa (additional)
  31. David Schlessinger (additional)
  32. David J Hunter (additional)
  33. Richard B Hayes (additional)
  34. Gonçalo R Abecasis (additional)
  35. H-Erich Wichmann (additional)
  36. Karen L Mohlke (additional)
  37. Joel N Hirschhorn (additional)
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@article{2008, title={Identification of ten loci associated with height highlights new biological pathways in human growth}, volume={40}, ISSN={1546-1718}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.125}, DOI={10.1038/ng.125}, number={5}, journal={Nature Genetics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Lettre, Guillaume and Jackson, Anne U and Gieger, Christian and Schumacher, Fredrick R and Berndt, Sonja I and Sanna, Serena and Eyheramendy, Susana and Voight, Benjamin F and Butler, Johannah L and Guiducci, Candace and Illig, Thomas and Hackett, Rachel and Heid, Iris M and Jacobs, Kevin B and Lyssenko, Valeriya and Uda, Manuela and Boehnke, Michael and Chanock, Stephen J and Groop, Leif C and Hu, Frank B and Isomaa, Bo and Kraft, Peter and Peltonen, Leena and Salomaa, Veikko and Schlessinger, David and Hunter, David J and Hayes, Richard B and Abecasis, Gonçalo R and Wichmann, H-Erich and Mohlke, Karen L and Hirschhorn, Joel N}, year={2008}, month=apr, pages={584–591} }