#  Flipping the switch on height variation 

 





July 04, 2017

 

 

- [ Coverage on Nature Genetics GDF5 and Height Paper ](/news-categories/coverage-nature-genetics-gdf5-and-height-paper)
 
 

 

A genetic 'switch' that changes the activity of a key skeletal gene related to height has been discovered by a team of researchers, who have also pinpointed a genetic variant in the switch that favors shortness and is far more prevalent among Eurasian populations than expected. The study also uncovered a surprising link - between the sequence that favors shortness and an increased risk of osteoarthritis.

**Source:** Science Daily

**Link:** [Full Text](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170703140333.htm)



 

 

 



 

 

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