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Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.
Nat. Genet. 42, 1077-1085 (2010)
To identify loci for age at menarche, we performed a meta-analysis of 32 genome-wide association studies in 87,802 women of European descent, with replication in up to 14,731 women. In addition to the known loci at LIN28B (P = 5.4 × 10⁻⁶⁰) and 9q31.2 (P = 2.2 × 10⁻³³), we identified 30 new menarche loci (all P < 5 × 10⁻⁸) and found suggestive evidence for a further 10 loci (P < 1.9 × 10⁻⁶). The new loci included four previously associated with body mass index (in or near FTO, SEC16B, TRA2B and TMEM18), three in or near other genes implicated in energy homeostasis (BSX, CRTC1 and MCHR2) and three in or near genes implicated in hormonal regulation (INHBA, PCSK2 and RXRG). Ingenuity and gene-set enrichment pathway analyses identified coenzyme A and fatty acid biosynthesis as biological processes related to menarche timing.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Follicle-stimulating-hormone; Energy-balance; Sequence variants; Inhibin-B; Puberty; Women; Girls; Gene; Epidemiology; Heritability
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1061-4036
e-ISSN
1546-1718
Journal
Nature Genetics
Quellenangaben
Volume: 42,
Issue: 12,
Pages: 1077-1085
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Publishing Place
New York, NY
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Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)