Short stature-related single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) activates endothelial repair activity in elderly Japanese.

Yuji ShimizuHirotomo YamanashiYuko NoguchiJun KoyamatsuMako NagayoshiKairi KiyouraShoichi FukuiMami TamaiShin-Ya KawashiriKazuhiko ArimaTakahiro Maeda

Published in: Environmental health and preventive medicine (2019)

SNP (rs3782886) was shown to be associated with high platelet count and short stature. This result partly explains how a genetic factor can influence the impact of height on endothelial repair.

Keyphrases

genome wide
endothelial cells
dna methylation
growth hormone
body mass index
copy number
middle aged
genetic diversity
drug induced