Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

S.I. Berndt; S. Gustafsson; R. Magi; A. Ganna; E. Wheeler; M.F. Feitosa; A.E. Justice; K.L. Monda; D.C. Croteau-Chonka; F.R. Day; T. Esko; T. Fall; T. Ferreira; D. Gentilini; A.U. Jackson; J.A. Luan; J.C. Randall; S. Vedantam; C.J. Willer; T.W. Winkler; A.R. Wood; T. Workalemahu; Y.J. Hu; S.H. Lee; L.M. Liang; D.Y. Lin; J.L. Min; B.M. Neale; G. Thorleifsson; J. Yang; E. Albrecht; N. Amin; J.L. Bragg-Gresham; G. Cadby; M. den Heijer; N. Eklund; K. Fischer; A. Goel; J.J. Hottenga; J.E. Huffman; I. Jarick; A. Johansson; T. Johnson; S. Kanoni; M.E. Kleber; I.R. Konig; K. Kristiansson; Z. Kutalik; C. Lamina; C. Lecoeur; G. Li; M. Mangino; W.L. McArdle; C. Medina-Gomez; M. Muller-Nurasyid; J.S. Ngwa; I.M. Nolte; P. Lavinia; S. Pechlivanis; M. Perola; M.J. Peters; M. Preuss; L.M. Rose; J.X. Shi; D. Shungin; A.V. Smith; R.J. Strawbridge; I. Surakka; A. Teumer; M.D. Trip; J. Tyrer; J.V. van Vliet-Ostaptchouk; L. Vandenput; L.L. Waite; J.H. Zhao; D. Absher; F.W. Asselbergs; M. Atalay; A.P. Attwood; A.J. Balmforth; H. Basart; J. Beilby; L.L. Bonnycastle; P. Brambilla; M. Bruinenberg; H. Campbell; D.I. Chasman; P.S. Chines; F.S. Collins; J.M. Connell; W.O. Cookson; U. de Faire; F. de Vegt; M. Dimitriou; S. Edkins; K. Estrada; D.M. Evans; M. Farrall; M.M. Ferrario; J. Ferrieres; L. Franke; F. Frau; P.V. Gejman; H. Grallert; H. Gronberg; V. Gudnason; A.S. Hall; P. Hall; A.L. Hartikainen; C. Hayward; N.L. Heard-Costa; A.C. Heath; J. Hebebrand; G. Homuth; F.B. Hu; S.E. Hunt; E. Hypponen; C. Iribarren; K.B. Jacobs; J.O. Jansson; A. Jula; M. Kahonen; S. Kathiresan; F. Kee; K.T. Khaw; M. Kivimaki; W. Koenig; A.T. Kraja; M. Kumari; K. Kuulasmaa; J. Kuusisto; J.H. Laitinen; T.A. Lakka; C. Langenberg; L.J. Launer; L. Lind; J. Lindstrom; J.J. Liu; A. Liuzzi; M.L. Lokki; M. Lorentzon; P.A. Madden; P.K. Magnusson; P. Manunta; D. Marek; W. Marz; I.M. Leach; B. McKnight; S.E. Medland; E. Mihailov; L. Milani; G.W. Montgomery; V. Mooser; T.W. Muhleisen; P.B. Munroe; A.W. Musk; N. Narisu; G. Navis; G. Nicholson; E.A. Nohr; K.K. Ong; B.A. Oostra; C.N.A. Palmer; A. Palotie; J.F. Peden; N. Pedersen; A. Peters; O. Polasek; A. Pouta; P.P. Pramstaller; I. Prokopenko; C. Putter; A. Radhakrishnan; O. Raitakari; A. Rendon; F. Rivadeneira; I. Rudan; T.E. Saaristo; J.G. Sambrook; A.R. Sanders; S. Sanna; J. Saramies; S. Schipf; S. Schreiber; H. Schunkert; S.Y. Shin; S. Signorini; J. Sinisalo; B. Skrobek; N. Soranzo; A. Stancakova; K. Stark; J.C. Stephens; K. Stirrups; R.P. Stolk; M. Stumvoll; A.J. Swift; E.V. Theodoraki; B. Thorand; D.A. Tregouet; E. Tremoli; M.M. van der Klauw; J.B.J. van Meurs; S.H. Vermeulen; J. Viikari; J. Virtamo; V. Vitart; G. Waeber; Z.M. Wang; E. Widen; S.H. Wild; G. Willemsen; B.R. Winkelmann; J.C.M. Witteman; B.H.R. Wolffenbuttel; A. Wong; A.F. Wright; M.C. Zillikens; P. Amouyel; B.O. Boehm; E. Boerwinkle; D.I. Boomsma; M.J. Caulfield; S.J. Chanock; L.A. Cupples; D. Cusi; G.V. Dedoussis; J. Erdmann; J.G. Eriksson; P.W. Franks; P. Froguel; C. Gieger; U. Gyllensten; A. Hamsten; T.B. Harris; C. Hengstenberg; A.A. Hicks; A. Hingorani; A. Hinney; A. Hofman; K.G. Hovingh; K. Hveem; T. Illig; M.R. Jarvelin; K.H. Jockel; S.M. Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi; L.A. Kiemeney; D. Kuh; M. Laakso; T. Lehtimaki; D.F. Levinson; N.G. Martin; A. Metspalu; A.D. Morris; M.S. Nieminen; I. Njolstad; C. Ohlsson; A.J. Oldehinkel; W.H. Ouwehand; L.J. Palmer; B. Penninx; C. Power; M.A. Province; B.M. Psaty; L. Qi; R. Rauramaa; P.M. Ridker; S. Ripatti; V. Salomaa; N.J. Samani; H. Snieder; T.I.A. Sorensen; T.D. Spector; K. Stefansson; A. Tonjes; J. Tuomilehto; A.G. Uitterlinden; M. Uusitupa; P. van der Harst; P. Vollenweider; H. Wallaschofski

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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

S.I. Berndt, S. Gustafsson, R. Magi, A. Ganna, E. Wheeler, M.F. Feitosa, A.E. Justice, K.L. Monda, D.C. Croteau-Chonka, F.R. Day, …

Nature Genetics, Vol.45(5), pp.501-U69

31/05/2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2606

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Title: Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture
Creators: S.I. Berndt - National Cancer Institute
S. Gustafsson - Science for Life Laboratory
R. Magi - Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics
A. Ganna - Karolinska Institutet
E. Wheeler - Wellcome Sanger Institute
M.F. Feitosa - Washington University in St. Louis
A.E. Justice - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
K.L. Monda - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
D.C. Croteau-Chonka
F.R. Day - MRC Epidemiology Unit
T. Esko - University of Tartu
T. Fall - Karolinska Institutet
T. Ferreira - Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics
D. Gentilini - IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano
A.U. Jackson - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
J.A. Luan - MRC Epidemiology Unit
J.C. Randall - Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics
S. Vedantam - Boston Children's Hospital
C.J. Willer - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
T.W. Winkler - University Hospital Regensburg
A.R. Wood - Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
T. Workalemahu - Harvard University
Y.J. Hu - Emory University
S.H. Lee - University of Queensland
L.M. Liang - Harvard University
D.Y. Lin - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
J.L. Min - Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics
B.M. Neale - Massachusetts General Hospital
G. Thorleifsson
J. Yang - Princess Alexandra Hospital
E. Albrecht - Helmholtz Zentrum München
N. Amin - Erasmus MC
J.L. Bragg-Gresham
G. Cadby - Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
M. den Heijer - Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc
N. Eklund - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
K. Fischer - University of Tartu
A. Goel - Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics
J.J. Hottenga - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
J.E. Huffman - MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine
I. Jarick - Philipps University of Marburg
A. Johansson - Uppsala University
T. Johnson - Queen Mary University of London
S. Kanoni - Wellcome Sanger Institute
M.E. Kleber
I.R. Konig - University of Lübeck
K. Kristiansson - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Z. Kutalik - University of Lausanne
C. Lamina - Innsbruck Medical University
C. Lecoeur
G. Li
M. Mangino - King's College London
W.L. McArdle - University of Bristol
C. Medina-Gomez
M. Muller-Nurasyid
J.S. Ngwa - Boston University
I.M. Nolte - University Medical Center Groningen
P. Lavinia
S. Pechlivanis - Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie
M. Perola - University of Tartu
M.J. Peters - Erasmus MC
M. Preuss
L.M. Rose - Brigham and Women's Hospital
J.X. Shi - National Cancer Institute
D. Shungin - Skåne University Hospital
A.V. Smith - Icelandic Heart Association
R.J. Strawbridge - Karolinska Institutet
I. Surakka - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
A. Teumer - Universität Greifswald
M.D. Trip - Academic Medical Center
J. Tyrer - University of Cambridge
J.V. van Vliet-Ostaptchouk
L. Vandenput - University of Gothenburg
L.L. Waite - HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
J.H. Zhao
D. Absher - HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
F.W. Asselbergs - University Medical Center Utrecht
M. Atalay - University of Eastern Finland
A.P. Attwood - National Institute for Health Research
A.J. Balmforth - University of Leeds
H. Basart - Academic Medical Center
J. Beilby - Pathwest Laboratory Medicine
L.L. Bonnycastle - National Human Genome Research Institute
P. Brambilla - University of Milano-Bicocca
M. Bruinenberg - University Medical Center Groningen
H. Campbell - University of Edinburgh
D.I. Chasman - Brigham and Women's Hospital
P.S. Chines - National Human Genome Research Institute
F.S. Collins - National Human Genome Research Institute
J.M. Connell - British Heart Foundation
W.O. Cookson - Imperial College London
U. de Faire - Karolinska Institutet
F. de Vegt
M. Dimitriou - Harokopio University of Athens
S. Edkins - Wellcome Sanger Institute
K. Estrada - Erasmus MC
D.M. Evans - University of Bristol
M. Farrall - Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics
M.M. Ferrario - University of Insubria
J. Ferrieres - Hôpital Rangueil
L. Franke - University Medical Center Groningen
F. Frau - Ospedale San Paolo
P.V. Gejman - University of Chicago
H. Grallert - Helmholtz Zentrum München
H. Gronberg - Karolinska Institutet
V. Gudnason
A.S. Hall - University of Leeds
P. Hall - Karolinska Institutet
A.L. Hartikainen - University of Oulu
C. Hayward - MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine
N.L. Heard-Costa
A.C. Heath - Washington University in St. Louis
J. Hebebrand - University of Duisburg-Essen
G. Homuth - Universität Greifswald
F.B. Hu - Harvard University
S.E. Hunt - Wellcome Sanger Institute
E. Hypponen - University College London
C. Iribarren - Kaiser Permanente
K.B. Jacobs - National Institutes of Health
J.O. Jansson - University of Gothenburg
A. Jula - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
M. Kahonen - Tampere University
S. Kathiresan - Broad Institute
F. Kee - United Kingdom Clinical Research Collaboration
K.T. Khaw - University of Cambridge
M. Kivimaki - University College London
W. Koenig - Universität Ulm
A.T. Kraja - Washington University in St. Louis
M. Kumari - University College London
K. Kuulasmaa - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
J. Kuusisto - University of Eastern Finland
J.H. Laitinen - Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
T.A. Lakka - University of Eastern Finland
C. Langenberg - MRC Epidemiology Unit
L.J. Launer - National Institute on Aging
L. Lind - Uppsala University Hospital
J. Lindstrom - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
J.J. Liu - Genome Institute of Singapore
A. Liuzzi - IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano
M.L. Lokki - University of Helsinki
M. Lorentzon - University of Gothenburg
P.A. Madden - Washington University in St. Louis
P.K. Magnusson - Karolinska Institutet
P. Manunta - Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
D. Marek - University of Lausanne
W. Marz - University of Mannheim
I.M. Leach - University of Groningen
B. McKnight - University of Washington
S.E. Medland - QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
E. Mihailov - University of Tartu
L. Milani - University of Tartu
G.W. Montgomery - QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
V. Mooser - GlaxoSmithKline
T.W. Muhleisen
P.B. Munroe - Queen Mary University of London
A.W. Musk - University of Western Australia
N. Narisu - National Human Genome Research Institute
G. Navis - University Medical Center Groningen
G. Nicholson - Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell
E.A. Nohr
K.K. Ong - MRC Epidemiology Unit
B.A. Oostra - Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing
C.N.A. Palmer
A. Palotie - Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
J.F. Peden - Illumina
N. Pedersen - Karolinska Institutet
A. Peters - Helmholtz Zentrum München
O. Polasek - University of Split
A. Pouta - University of Oulu
P.P. Pramstaller - Eurac Research
I. Prokopenko - Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics
C. Putter - Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie
A. Radhakrishnan - Wellcome Sanger Institute
O. Raitakari - University of Turku
A. Rendon - National Institute for Health Research
F. Rivadeneira - Erasmus MC
I. Rudan - University of Edinburgh
T.E. Saaristo - Finnish Diabetes Association
J.G. Sambrook - University of Cambridge
A.R. Sanders - University of Chicago
S. Sanna - Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research
J. Saramies - South Karelia Central Hospital
S. Schipf - Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
S. Schreiber - Kiel University
H. Schunkert - German Centre for Cardiovascular Research
S.Y. Shin - Wellcome Sanger Institute
S. Signorini - Azienda Ospedaliera di Desio e Vimercate
J. Sinisalo - Helsinki University Hospital
B. Skrobek - Institut Pasteur de Lille
N. Soranzo - King's College London
A. Stancakova - University of Eastern Finland
K. Stark - University Hospital Regensburg
J.C. Stephens - University of Cambridge
K. Stirrups - Wellcome Sanger Institute
R.P. Stolk - University Medical Center Groningen
M. Stumvoll - Leipzig University
A.J. Swift - National Human Genome Research Institute
E.V. Theodoraki - Harokopio University of Athens
B. Thorand - Helmholtz Zentrum München
D.A. Tregouet - Fondation pour l’innovation en Cadiométabolisme et Nutrition
E. Tremoli - Centro Cardiologico Monzino
M.M. van der Klauw
J.B.J. van Meurs
S.H. Vermeulen - Radboud University Nijmegen
J. Viikari - Turku University Hospital
J. Virtamo - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
V. Vitart - Western General Hospital
G. Waeber - University Hospital of Lausanne
Z.M. Wang
E. Widen - Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
S.H. Wild - University of Edinburgh
G. Willemsen - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
B.R. Winkelmann - Kardiologie Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
J.C.M. Witteman - Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing
B.H.R. Wolffenbuttel - University Medical Center Groningen
A. Wong - MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing
A.F. Wright - MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine
M.C. Zillikens - Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing
P. Amouyel - Institut Pasteur de Lille
B.O. Boehm - University Hospital Ulm
E. Boerwinkle - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
D.I. Boomsma - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
M.J. Caulfield - Queen Mary University of London
S.J. Chanock - National Cancer Institute
L.A. Cupples - Boston University
D. Cusi - Ospedale San Paolo
G.V. Dedoussis - Harokopio University of Athens
J. Erdmann - University of Lübeck
J.G. Eriksson - University of Helsinki
P.W. Franks - Umeå University
P. Froguel - Institut de Biologie de Lille
C. Gieger - Helmholtz Zentrum München
U. Gyllensten - Uppsala University
A. Hamsten - Karolinska University Hospital
T.B. Harris - National Institute on Aging
C. Hengstenberg - University Hospital Regensburg
A.A. Hicks - Eurac Research
A. Hingorani - University College London
A. Hinney - University of Duisburg-Essen
A. Hofman - Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing
K.G. Hovingh - Academic Medical Center
K. Hveem - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
T. Illig - Helmholtz Zentrum München
M.R. Jarvelin - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
K.H. Jockel - Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie
S.M. Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi
L.A. Kiemeney - Radboud University Nijmegen
D. Kuh - MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing
M. Laakso - University of Eastern Finland
T. Lehtimaki - Fimlab
D.F. Levinson - Stanford University
N.G. Martin - QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
A. Metspalu - University of Tartu
A.D. Morris - Ninewells Hospital
M.S. Nieminen - Helsinki University Hospital
I. Njolstad
C. Ohlsson - HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
A.J. Oldehinkel - University Medical Center Groningen
W.H. Ouwehand - National Institute for Health Research
L.J. Palmer - Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
B. Penninx
C. Power - University College London
M.A. Province - Washington University in St. Louis
B.M. Psaty - University of Washington
L. Qi - Brigham and Women's Hospital
R. Rauramaa - University of Eastern Finland
P.M. Ridker - Harvard University
S. Ripatti - Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
V. Salomaa - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
N.J. Samani - Glenfield Hospital
H. Snieder - University Medical Center Groningen
T.I.A. Sorensen
T.D. Spector - King's College London
K. Stefansson - University of Iceland
A. Tonjes - Leipzig University
J. Tuomilehto - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
A.G. Uitterlinden - Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing
M. Uusitupa - University of Eastern Finland
P. van der Harst
P. Vollenweider - University Hospital of Lausanne
H. Wallaschofski - Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
Publication Details: Nature Genetics, Vol.45(5), pp.501-U69
Date published: 31/05/2013
Identifiers: 99928899802346
Academic Unit: School of Biosciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

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