Functional intronic polymorphisms: Buried treasure awaiting discovery within our genes

Editorial

David N Cooper. Hum Genomics. 2010 Jun.

. 2010 Jun;4(5):284-8.

doi: 10.1186/1479-7364-4-5-284.

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Characterisation of a functional intronic polymorphism in the human growth hormone (GH1) gene.
Millar DS, Horan M, Chuzhanova NA, Cooper DN. Millar DS, et al. Hum Genomics. 2010 Jun;4(5):289-301. doi: 10.1186/1479-7364-4-5-289. Hum Genomics. 2010. PMID: 20650818 Free PMC article.

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