Open Access Green as soon as Postprint is submitted to ZB.
Common variants at 12q15 and 12q24 are associated with infant head circumference.
Nat. Genet. 44, 532-538 (2012)
To identify genetic variants associated with head circumference in infancy, we performed a meta-analysis of seven genome-wide association studies (GWAS) (N = 10,768 individuals of European ancestry enrolled in pregnancy and/or birth cohorts) and followed up three lead signals in six replication studies (combined N = 19,089). rs7980687 on chromosome 12q24 (P = 8.1 × 10(-9)) and rs1042725 on chromosome 12q15 (P = 2.8 × 10(-10)) were robustly associated with head circumference in infancy. Although these loci have previously been associated with adult height, their effects on infant head circumference were largely independent of height (P = 3.8 × 10(-7) for rs7980687 and P = 1.3 × 10(-7) for rs1042725 after adjustment for infant height). A third signal, rs11655470 on chromosome 17q21, showed suggestive evidence of association with head circumference (P = 3.9 × 10(-6)). SNPs correlated to the 17q21 signal have shown genome-wide association with adult intracranial volume, Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, indicating that a common genetic variant in this region might link early brain growth with neurological disease in later life.
Altmetric
Additional Metrics?
Edit extra informations
Login
Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION; PARKINSONS-DISEASE; BRAIN-DEVELOPMENT; FETAL-GROWTH; IDENTIFICATION; INTELLIGENCE; DISORDERS; MUTATIONS; PROTEIN; GENE
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1061-4036
e-ISSN
1546-1718
Journal
Nature Genetics
Quellenangaben
Volume: 44,
Issue: 5,
Pages: 532-538
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Publishing Place
New York, NY
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
Research Unit Molecular Epidemiology (AME)
Institute of Genetic Epidemiology (IGE)
Research Unit Molecular Epidemiology (AME)
Institute of Genetic Epidemiology (IGE)