Genome-wide association study identifies nine novel loci for 2D:4D finger ratio, a putative retrospective biomarker of testosterone exposure in utero

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 2025-2038

  Warrington, Nicole M ^a,b,c   Shevroja, Enisa ^d   Hemani, Gibran ^e   Hysi, Pirro G ^f   Jiang, Yunxuan ^g   Auton, Adam ^g   Boer, Cindy G ^d   Mangino, Massimo ^f   Wang, Carol A ^c,h   Kemp, John P ^a,e   McMahon, George ^e   Medina Gomez, Carolina ^d   Hickey, Martha ⁱ   Trajanoska, Katerina ^d   Wolke, Dieter ^j   Ikram, M Arfan ^d   Montgomery, Grant W ^a   Felix, Janine F ^d   Wright, Margaret J ^a   Mackey, David A ^k   Jaddoe, Vincent W ^d   Martin, Nicholas G ^b   Tung, Joyce Y ^g   Smith, George Davey ^e   Pennell, Craig E ^c,h   Spector, Tim D ^f   van Meurs, Joyce ^d   Rivadeneira, Fernando ^d   Medland, Sarah E ^b   Evans, David M ^a,e   The 23and Me Research Team, ^g   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g 23andMe Inc ^*  (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

ⁱ ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATOR GLI3; ANDROGEN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CAG REPEAT; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DPM3 GENE; EFNA1 GENE; EFNA3 GENE; FEMALE; FLI1 GENE; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GLIS1 GENE; HUMAN; KRTCAP2 GENE; LDAH GENE; LIN28B GENE; MALE; OLA1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALL1 GENE; SALL3 GENE; SCHOOL CHILD; SECOND-TO-FOURTH DIGIT RATIO; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLC50A1 GENE; SMOC1 GENE; TOX3 GENE; X CHROMOSOME; ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; FINGER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; BIOMARKERS; FEMALE; FINGERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 85048106319     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy121     Document Type: Article

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