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Full content URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.2238
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
To identify genetic variants associated with head circumference in infancy, we performed a meta-analysis of seven genome-wide association studies (GWAS) (N = 10,768 individuals of European ancestry enrolled in pregnancy and/or birth cohorts) and followed up three lead signals in six replication studies (combined N = 19,089). rs7980687 on chromosome 12q24 (P = 8.1 × 10−9) and rs1042725 on chromosome 12q15 (P = 2.8 × 10−10) were robustly associated with head circumference in infancy. Although these loci have previously been associated with adult height1, their effects on infant head circumference were largely independent of height (P = 3.8 × 10−7 for rs7980687 and P = 1.3 × 10−7 for rs1042725 after adjustment for infant height). A third signal, rs11655470 on chromosome 17q21, showed suggestive evidence of association with head circumference (P = 3.9 × 10−6). SNPs correlated to the 17q21 signal have shown genome-wide association with adult intracranial volume2, Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases3, 4, 5, indicating that a common genetic variant in this region might link early brain growth with neurological disease in later life.
| Keywords: | Genetics, Brain size, Genetic variation, Genome-wide association studies, Neurodegeneration |
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| Subjects: | C Biological Sciences > C420 Human Genetics |
| Divisions: | College of Social Science > School of Psychology |
| ID Code: | 22930 |
| Deposited On: | 02 Aug 2016 12:13 |
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