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Jun 23, 2016 · Height variation is known to be determined by both genetic and environmental factors, but a systematic description of how their influences differ by sex, age and global regions is...
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May 14, 2020 · Genetic factors explain a major proportion of human height variation, but differences in mean stature have also been found between socio-economic categories suggesting a possible effect of environment.
- Aline Jelenkovic, Aline Jelenkovic, Reijo Sund, Reijo Sund, Yoshie Yokoyama, Antti Latvala, Masumi S...
- 10.1038/s41598-020-64883-8
- 2020
- Sci Rep. 2020; 10: 7974.
Dec 11, 2006 · The short answer to this question is that about 60 to 80 percent of the difference in height between individuals is determined by genetic factors, whereas 20 to 40 percent can be...
May 14, 2020 · Genetic factors explain a major proportion of human height variation, but differences in mean stature have also been found between socio-economic categories suggesting a possible effect of...
- Aline Jelenkovic, Aline Jelenkovic, Reijo Sund, Reijo Sund, Yoshie Yokoyama, Antti Latvala, Masumi S...
- 2020
Jun 23, 2016 · These findings suggest that, in spite of different ethnicities and environmental exposures, genetic factors play a major role on height variation in adolescence and early adulthood, but environmental factors shared by co-twins are also important.
- Aline Jelenkovic, Aline Jelenkovic, Reijo Sund, Yoon Mi Hur, Yoshie Yokoyama, Jacob V B Hjelmborg, S...
- 10.1038/srep28496
- 2016
- Sci Rep. 2016; 6: 28496.
Dec 14, 2016 · Human height variation is determined by genetic and environmental factors, but it remains unclear whether their influences differ across birth-year cohorts. We conducted an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin cohorts including 143,390 complete twin pairs born 1886–1994.
Oct 12, 2022 · Here, using data from a genome-wide association study of 5.4 million individuals of diverse ancestries, we show that 12,111 independent SNPs that are significantly associated with height...
