Genome-wide association study of offspring birth weight in 86,577 women identifies five novel loci and highlights maternal genetic effects that are independent of fetal genetics.

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of birth weight have focused on fetal genetics, while relatively little is known about the role of maternal genetic variation. We aimed to identify maternal genetic variants associated with birth weight that could highlight potentially relevant maternal determi...

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Glavni autori: Beaumont, RN, Warrington, NM, Cavadino, A, Tyrrell, J, Nodzenski, M, Horikoshi, M, Geller, F, Myhre, R, Richmond, RC, Paternoster, L, Bradfield, JP, Kreiner-Møller, E, Huikari, V, Metrustry, S, Lunetta, KL, Painter, JN, Hottenga, J-J, Allard, C, Barton, SJ, Espinosa, A, Marsh, JA, Potter, C, Zhang, G, Ang, W, Berry, DJ, Bouchard, L, Das, S, Hakonarson, H, Heikkinen, J, Helgeland, Ø, Hocher, B, Hofman, A, Inskip, HM, Jones, SE, Kogevinas, M, Lind, PA, Marullo, L, Medland, SE, Murray, A, Murray, JC, Njølstad, PR, Nohr, EA, Reichetzeder, C, Ring, SM, Ruth, KS, Santa-Marina, L, Scholtens, DM, Sebert, S, Sengpiel, V, Tuke, MA, Vaudel, M, Weedon, MN, Willemsen, G, Wood, AR, Yaghootkar, H, Muglia, LJ, Bartels, M, Relton, CL, Pennell, CE, Chatzi, L, Estivill, X, Holloway, JW, Boomsma, DI, Montgomery, GW, Murabito, JM, Spector, TD, Power, C, Järvelin, M-R, Bisgaard, H, Grant, SF, Sørensen, TI, Jaddoe, VW, Jacobsson, B, Melbye, M, McCarthy, MI, Hattersley, AT, Hayes, MG, Frayling, TM, Hivert, M-F, Felix, JF, Hyppönen, E, Lowe, WL, Evans, DM, Lawlor, DA, Feenstra, B, Freathy, RM
Format: Journal article
Jezik:English
Izdano: Oxford University Press 2018