Article
Association of adiposity genetic variants with menarche timing in 92,105 women of European descent.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Aug 2013
Fernández-Rhodes Lindsay, Demerath Ellen W, Cousminer Diana L, Tao Ran, Dreyfus Jill G, Esko Tõnu, Smith Albert V, Gudnason Vilmundur, Harris Tamara B, Launer Lenore, McArdle Patrick F, Yerges-Armstrong Laura M, Elks Cathy E, Strachan David P, Kutalik Zoltán, Vollenweider Peter, Feenstra Bjarke, Boyd Heather A, Metspalu Andres, Mihailov Evelin, Broer Linda, Zillikens M Carola, Oostra Ben, van Duijn Cornelia M, Lunetta Kathryn L, Perry John R B, Murray Anna, Koller Daniel L, Lai Dongbing, Corre Tanguy, Toniolo Daniela, Albrecht Eva, Stöckl Doris, Grallert Harald, Gieger Christian, Hayward Caroline, Polasek Ozren, Rudan Igor, Wilson James F, He Chunyan, Kraft Peter, Hu Frank B, Hunter David J, Hottenga Jouke-Jan, Willemsen Gonneke, Boomsma Dorret I, Byrne Enda M, Martin Nicholas G, Montgomery Grant W, Warrington Nicole M, Pennell Craig E, Stolk Lisette, Visser Jenny A, Hofman Albert, Uitterlinden André G, Rivadeneira Fernando, Lin Peng, Fisher Sherri L, Bierut Laura J, Crisponi Laura, Porcu Eleonora, Mangino Massimo, Zhai Guangju, Spector Tim D, Buring Julie E, Rose Lynda M, Ridker Paul M, Poole Charles, Hirschhorn Joel N, Murabito Joanne M, Chasman Daniel I, Widen Elisabeth, North Kari E, Ong Ken K, Franceschini Nora
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is of global health concern. There are well-described inverse relationships between female pubertal timing and obesity. Recent genome-wide association studies of age at menarche identified several obesity-related variants. Using data from the ReproGen Consortium, we employed meta-analytical techniques to estimate the associations of 95 a priori and recently identified obesity-related (body mass index...
Topics
- Adiposity
- Adolescent
