A novel common variant in DCST2 is associated with length in early life and height in adulthood.

Hum Mol Genet
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Abstract

Common genetic variants have been identified for adult height, but not much is known about the genetics of skeletal growth in early life. To identify common genetic variants that influence fetal skeletal growth, we meta-analyzed 22 genome-wide association studies (Stage 1; N = 28 459). We identified seven independent top single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (P

Year of Publication
2015
Journal
Hum Mol Genet
Volume
24
Issue
4
Pages
1155-68
Date Published
2015 Feb 15
ISSN
1460-2083
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DOI
10.1093/hmg/ddu510
PubMed ID
25281659
PubMed Central ID
PMC4447786
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R01 HD034242 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
U01 HG004438 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
U01 HG004446 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
MC_UU_12013/3 / Medical Research Council / United Kingdom
MR/K014536/1 / Medical Research Council / United Kingdom
R01 HD034243 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
MR/K002449/1 / Medical Research Council / United Kingdom
U01 HG004424 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
U01 NS047537 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
R01 DK075787 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States
G0601361 / Medical Research Council / United Kingdom
U01 HG004415 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
102215 / Wellcome Trust / United Kingdom
N01ES75558 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
HHSN268200782096C / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
MC_PC_15018 / Medical Research Council / United Kingdom
R01 HD056465 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
MC_UP_A620_1017 / Medical Research Council / United Kingdom
MC_UU_12013/1 / Medical Research Council / United Kingdom
MC_UU_12013/4 / Medical Research Council / United Kingdom
R01 CA141688 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
U01 HG004423 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
MC_UU_12011/4 / Medical Research Council / United Kingdom
098381 / Wellcome Trust / United Kingdom
Wellcome Trust / United Kingdom