@article {10430,
	title = {Genome-wide association meta-analysis of individuals of European ancestry identifies new loci explaining a substantial fraction of hair color variation and heritability.},
	journal = {Nat Genet},
	volume = {50},
	year = {2018},
	month = {2018 May},
	pages = {652-656},
	abstract = {<p>Hair color is one of the most recognizable visual traits in European populations and is under strong genetic control. Here we report the results of a genome-wide association study meta-analysis of almost 300,000 participants of European descent. We identified 123 autosomal and one X-chromosome loci significantly associated with hair color; all but 13 are novel. Collectively, single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with hair color within these loci explain 34.6\% of red hair, 24.8\% of blond hair, and 26.1\% of black hair heritability in the study populations. These results confirm the polygenic nature of complex phenotypes and improve our understanding of melanin pigment metabolism in humans.</p>},
	issn = {1546-1718},
	doi = {10.1038/s41588-018-0100-5},
	author = {Hysi, Pirro G and Valdes, Ana M and Liu, Fan and Furlotte, Nicholas A and Evans, David M and Bataille, Veronique and Visconti, Alessia and Hemani, Gibran and McMahon, George and Ring, Susan M and Smith, George Davey and Duffy, David L and Zhu, Gu and Gordon, Scott D and Medland, Sarah E and Lin, Bochao D and Willemsen, Gonneke and Jan Hottenga, Jouke and Vuckovic, Dragana and Girotto, Giorgia and Gandin, Ilaria and Sala, Cinzia and Concas, Maria Pina and Brumat, Marco and Gasparini, Paolo and Toniolo, Daniela and Cocca, Massimiliano and Robino, Antonietta and Yazar, Seyhan and Hewitt, Alex W and Chen, Yan and Zeng, Changqing and Uitterlinden, Andr{\'e} G and Ikram, M Arfan and Hamer, Merel A and van Duijn, Cornelia M and Nijsten, Tamar and Mackey, David A and Falchi, Mario and Boomsma, Dorret I and Martin, Nicholas G and Hinds, David A and Kayser, Manfred and Spector, Timothy D}
}
