| Literature DB >> 19448620 |
John R B Perry1, Lisette Stolk, Nora Franceschini, Kathryn L Lunetta, Guangju Zhai, Patrick F McArdle, Albert V Smith, Thor Aspelund, Stefania Bandinelli, Eric Boerwinkle, Lynn Cherkas, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Karol Estrada, Luigi Ferrucci, Aaron R Folsom, Melissa Garcia, Vilmundur Gudnason, Albert Hofman, David Karasik, Douglas P Kiel, Lenore J Launer, Joyce van Meurs, Michael A Nalls, Fernando Rivadeneira, Alan R Shuldiner, Andrew Singleton, Nicole Soranzo, Toshiko Tanaka, Jenny A Visser, Michael N Weedon, Scott G Wilson, Vivian Zhuang, Elizabeth A Streeten, Tamara B Harris, Anna Murray, Tim D Spector, Ellen W Demerath, André G Uitterlinden, Joanne M Murabito.
Abstract
We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association data to detect genes influencing age at menarche in 17,510 women. The strongest signal was at 9q31.2 (P = 1.7 × 10(-9)), where the nearest genes include TMEM38B, FKTN, FSD1L, TAL2 and ZNF462. The next best signal was near the LIN28B gene (rs7759938; P = 7.0 × 10(-9)), which also influences adult height. We provide the first evidence for common genetic variants influencing female sexual maturation.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19448620 PMCID： PMC2942986 DOI： 10.1038/ng.386
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN： 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330