A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height
Loïc Yengo, Sailaja Vedantam, Eirini Marouli, Julia Sidorenko, Eric Bartell, Saori Sakaue, Mariaelisa Graff, Eliasen AU, Yunxuan Jiang, Sridharan Raghavan, Miao Jin, Arias JD, Graham Se, Mukamel RE, Spracklen CN, Yin X, Chen Sh, Teresa Ferreira, Highland HH, Ji Y, Tugce Karaderi, Keqin Lin, Kreete Lüll, Malden DE, Carolina Medina‐Gómez, Marco Antônio Machado
Abstract
In Brief: This comprehensive genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified over 20 000 loci associated with adult height. This groundbreaking research revealed that up to 21% of the human genome can be linked to variation in human height, providing a deeper understanding of the complex regulation of human height.
Topics & Concepts
GeneticsBiologyGenetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersRNA modifications and cancerGenetic Associations and Epidemiology