Nature Communications (Nov 2016)
Epigenetic and genetic components of height regulation
- Stefania Benonisdottir,
- Asmundur Oddsson,
- Agnar Helgason,
- Ragnar P. Kristjansson,
- Gardar Sveinbjornsson,
- Arna Oskarsdottir,
- Gudmar Thorleifsson,
- Olafur B. Davidsson,
- Gudny A. Arnadottir,
- Gerald Sulem,
- Brynjar O. Jensson,
- Hilma Holm,
- Kristjan F. Alexandersson,
- Laufey Tryggvadottir,
- G. Bragi Walters,
- Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson,
- Lucas D. Ward,
- Jon K. Sigurdsson,
- Paul D. Iordache,
- Michael L. Frigge,
- Thorunn Rafnar,
- Augustine Kong,
- Gisli Masson,
- Hannes Helgason,
- Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,
- Daniel F. Gudbjartsson,
- Patrick Sulem,
- Kari Stefansson
Affiliations
- Stefania Benonisdottir
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Asmundur Oddsson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Agnar Helgason
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Ragnar P. Kristjansson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Gardar Sveinbjornsson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Arna Oskarsdottir
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Gudmar Thorleifsson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Olafur B. Davidsson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Gudny A. Arnadottir
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Gerald Sulem
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Brynjar O. Jensson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Hilma Holm
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Kristjan F. Alexandersson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Laufey Tryggvadottir
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland
- G. Bragi Walters
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Lucas D. Ward
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Jon K. Sigurdsson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Paul D. Iordache
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Michael L. Frigge
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Thorunn Rafnar
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Augustine Kong
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Gisli Masson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Hannes Helgason
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Patrick Sulem
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Kari Stefansson
- deCODE Genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13490
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Adult height has a strong genetic component and is highly heritable. Here the authors whole-genome sequence 8,453 Icelanders and find novel parent-of-origin derived associations in IGF2-H19 and DLK1-MEG3.
