Common Genetic Variants Influence Whorls in Fingerprint Patterns

Yvonne Ho; David Evans; Grant Montgomery; Anjali Henders; John Kemp; Nicholas Timpson; Beate St. Pourcain; Andrew Heath; Pamela Madden; Danuta Loesch; Dennis McNevin; Runa Daniel; George Davey-Smith; Nicholas Martin; Sarah Medland

doi:10.1016/j.jid.2015.10.062

Common Genetic Variants Influence Whorls in Fingerprint Patterns

Yvonne Ho, David Evans, Grant Montgomery, Anjali Henders, John Kemp, Nicholas Timpson, Beate St. Pourcain, Andrew Heath, Pamela Madden, Danuta Loesch, Dennis McNevin, Runa Daniel, George Davey-Smith, Nicholas Martin, Sarah Medland

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	859-862
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Volume	136
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2015.10.062
Publication status	Published - 2016

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