Trans-ancestral genome-wide association study of longitudinal pubertal height growth and shared heritability with adult health outcomes

Background: Pubertal growth patterns correlate with future health outcomes. However, the genetic mechanisms mediating growth trajectories remain largely unknown. Here, we modeled longitudinal height growth with Super-Imposition by Translation And Rotation (SITAR) growth curve analysis on ~ 56,000 tr...

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Main Authors: Bradfield, JP, Kember, RL, Ulrich, A, Balkhiyarova, Z, Alyass, A, Aris, IM, Bell, JA, Broadaway, KA, Chen, Z, Chai, J, Davies, NM, Fernandez-Orth, D, Bustamante, M, Fore, R, Ganguli, A, Heiskala, A, Hottenga, J, Íñiguez, C, Kobes, S, Leinonen, J, Lowry, E, Lyytikainen, L, Mahajan, A, Pitkänen, N, McCarthy, MI
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2024