Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk.
The timing of puberty is a highly polygenic childhood trait that is epidemiologically associated with various adult diseases. Using 1000 Genomes Project-imputed genotype data in up to ∼370,000 women, we identify 389 independent signals (P < 5 × 10(-8)) for age at menarche, a milestone in fema...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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