Gene-based meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies implicates new loci involved in obesity

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 6849-6860

  Hägg, Sara ^a,b   Ganna, Andrea ^c,d   Van Der Laan, Sander W ^e   Esko, Tonu ^f,g,h,i   Pers, Tune H ^f,g,h,j,k   Locke, Adam E ^l   Berndt, Sonja I ⁿ   Justice, Anne E ^o   Kahali, Bratati ^m   Siemelink, Marten A ^e   Pasterkamp, Gerard ^e   Strachan, David P ^q   Speliotes, Elizabeth K ^m   North, Kari E ^o,p   Loos, Ruth J F ^r,s,t   Hirschhorn, Joel N ^f,g,h   Pawitan, Yudi ^a   Ingelsson, Erik ^b,u,v  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^j STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^k Capital Region   (Denmark)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁿ NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^o University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^q ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^r MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^s MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^t The Genetics of Obesity and Related Metabolic Traits Program

^u UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^v STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHWAY ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS;

BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84951302941     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv379     Document Type: Article

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