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Extreme Human Traits May Have a Simple Genetic Explanation

A study of dozens of human traits suggests that genetic architecture may shift at the extremes. People with unusually high or low cholesterol, blood glucose, body size, and other measurable traits may sometimes have a simpler genetic explanation than scientists have assumed. A new study suggests that rare genetic variants with relatively large effects could [...]
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