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A large Canadian cohort provides insights into the genetic architecture of human hair colour

A large Canadian cohort provides insights into the genetic architecture of human hair colour

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A large Canadian cohort provides insights into the genetic architecture of human hair colour

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A large Canadian cohort provides insights into the genetic architecture of human hair colour

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Communications biology, 2021-11, Vol.4 (1), p.1253-1253, Article 1253

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Hair colour is a polygenic phenotype that results from differences in the amount and ratio of melanins located in the hair bulb. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many loci involved in the pigmentation pathway affecting hair colour. However, most of the associated loci overlap non-protein coding regions and many of the molecula...

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A large Canadian cohort provides insights into the genetic architecture of human hair colour

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7614308995024767a5781ceb0a2db94c

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7614308995024767a5781ceb0a2db94c

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2399-3642

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2399-3642

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10.1038/s42003-021-02764-0

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