TY - JOUR T1 - Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations. 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Mei, Hao A1 - Bouchard, Claude A1 - Perry, John R B A1 - Cappellani, Stefania A1 - Mirza, Saira S A1 - Benton, Miles C A1 - Broeckel, Ulrich A1 - Medland, Sarah E A1 - Lind, Penelope A A1 - Malerba, Giovanni A1 - Drong, Alexander A1 - Yengo, Loic A1 - Bielak, Lawrence F A1 - Zhi, Degui A1 - van der Most, Peter J A1 - Shriner, Daniel A1 - Mägi, Reedik A1 - Hemani, Gibran A1 - Karaderi, Tugce A1 - Wang, Zhaoming A1 - Liu, Tian A1 - Demuth, Ilja A1 - Zhao, Jing Hua A1 - Meng, Weihua A1 - Lataniotis, Lazaros A1 - van der Laan, Sander W A1 - Bradfield, Jonathan P A1 - Wood, Andrew R A1 - Bonnefond, Amelie A1 - Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S A1 - Hall, Leanne M A1 - Salvi, Erika A1 - Yazar, Seyhan A1 - Carstensen, Lisbeth A1 - de Haan, Hugoline G A1 - Abney, Mark A1 - Afzal, Uzma A1 - Allison, Matthew A A1 - Amin, Najaf A1 - Asselbergs, Folkert W A1 - Bakker, Stephan J L A1 - Barr, R Graham A1 - Baumeister, Sebastian E A1 - Benjamin, Daniel J A1 - Bergmann, Sven A1 - Boerwinkle, Eric A1 - Bottinger, Erwin P A1 - 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Metspalu, Andres A1 - Gasparini, Paolo A1 - Ulivi, Sheila A1 - Ober, Carole A1 - Toniolo, Daniela A1 - Rudan, Igor A1 - Porteous, David J A1 - Ciullo, Marina A1 - Spector, Tim D A1 - Hayward, Caroline A1 - Dupuis, Josée A1 - Loos, Ruth J F A1 - Wright, Alan F A1 - Chandak, Giriraj R A1 - Vollenweider, Peter A1 - Shuldiner, Alan R A1 - Ridker, Paul M A1 - Rotter, Jerome I A1 - Sattar, Naveed A1 - Gyllensten, Ulf A1 - North, Kari E A1 - Pirastu, Mario A1 - Psaty, Bruce M A1 - Weir, David R A1 - Laakso, Markku A1 - Gudnason, Vilmundur A1 - Takahashi, Atsushi A1 - Chambers, John C A1 - Kooner, Jaspal S A1 - Strachan, David P A1 - Campbell, Harry A1 - Hirschhorn, Joel N A1 - Perola, Markus A1 - Polasek, Ozren A1 - Wilson, James F KW - Biological Evolution KW - Blood Pressure KW - Body Height KW - Cholesterol, LDL KW - Cognition KW - Cohort Studies KW - Educational Status KW - Female KW - Forced Expiratory Volume KW - Genome, Human KW - Homozygote KW - Humans KW - Lung Volume Measurements KW - Male KW - Phenotype AB -

Homozygosity has long been associated with rare, often devastating, Mendelian disorders, and Darwin was one of the first to recognize that inbreeding reduces evolutionary fitness. However, the effect of the more distant parental relatedness that is common in modern human populations is less well understood. Genomic data now allow us to investigate the effects of homozygosity on traits of public health importance by observing contiguous homozygous segments (runs of homozygosity), which are inferred to be homozygous along their complete length. Given the low levels of genome-wide homozygosity prevalent in most human populations, information is required on very large numbers of people to provide sufficient power. Here we use runs of homozygosity to study 16 health-related quantitative traits in 354,224 individuals from 102 cohorts, and find statistically significant associations between summed runs of homozygosity and four complex traits: height, forced expiratory lung volume in one second, general cognitive ability and educational attainment (P < 1 × 10(-300), 2.1 × 10(-6), 2.5 × 10(-10) and 1.8 × 10(-10), respectively). In each case, increased homozygosity was associated with decreased trait value, equivalent to the offspring of first cousins being 1.2 cm shorter and having 10 months' less education. Similar effect sizes were found across four continental groups and populations with different degrees of genome-wide homozygosity, providing evidence that homozygosity, rather than confounding, directly contributes to phenotypic variance. Contrary to earlier reports in substantially smaller samples, no evidence was seen of an influence of genome-wide homozygosity on blood pressure and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, or ten other cardio-metabolic traits. Since directional dominance is predicted for traits under directional evolutionary selection, this study provides evidence that increased stature and cognitive function have been positively selected in human evolution, whereas many important risk factors for late-onset complex diseases may not have been.

VL - 523 IS - 7561 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26131930?dopt=Abstract ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche. JF - Nature Y1 - 2014 A1 - Perry, John R B A1 - Day, Felix A1 - Elks, Cathy E A1 - Sulem, Patrick A1 - Thompson, Deborah J A1 - Ferreira, Teresa A1 - He, Chunyan A1 - Chasman, Daniel I A1 - Esko, Tõnu A1 - Thorleifsson, Gudmar A1 - Albrecht, Eva A1 - Ang, Wei Q A1 - Corre, Tanguy A1 - Cousminer, Diana L A1 - Feenstra, Bjarke A1 - Franceschini, Nora A1 - Ganna, Andrea A1 - Johnson, Andrew D A1 - Kjellqvist, Sanela A1 - Lunetta, Kathryn L A1 - McMahon, George A1 - Nolte, Ilja M A1 - Paternoster, Lavinia A1 - Porcu, Eleonora A1 - Smith, Albert V A1 - Stolk, Lisette A1 - Teumer, Alexander A1 - Tšernikova, Natalia A1 - Tikkanen, Emmi A1 - Ulivi, Sheila A1 - Wagner, Erin K A1 - Amin, Najaf A1 - Bierut, Laura J A1 - Byrne, Enda M A1 - Hottenga, Jouke-Jan A1 - Koller, Daniel L A1 - Mangino, Massimo A1 - Pers, Tune H A1 - Yerges-Armstrong, Laura M A1 - Hua Zhao, Jing A1 - Andrulis, Irene L A1 - Anton-Culver, Hoda A1 - Atsma, Femke A1 - Bandinelli, Stefania A1 - Beckmann, Matthias W A1 - Benitez, Javier A1 - Blomqvist, Carl A1 - Bojesen, Stig E A1 - Bolla, Manjeet K A1 - Bonanni, Bernardo A1 - Brauch, Hiltrud A1 - Brenner, Hermann A1 - Buring, Julie E A1 - Chang-Claude, Jenny A1 - Chanock, Stephen A1 - Chen, Jinhui A1 - Chenevix-Trench, Georgia A1 - Collée, J Margriet A1 - Couch, Fergus J A1 - Couper, David A1 - Coviello, Andrea D A1 - Cox, Angela A1 - Czene, Kamila A1 - d'Adamo, Adamo Pio A1 - Davey Smith, George A1 - De Vivo, Immaculata A1 - Demerath, Ellen W A1 - Dennis, Joe A1 - Devilee, Peter A1 - Dieffenbach, Aida K A1 - Dunning, Alison M A1 - Eiriksdottir, Gudny A1 - Eriksson, Johan G A1 - Fasching, Peter A A1 - Ferrucci, Luigi A1 - Flesch-Janys, Dieter A1 - Flyger, Henrik A1 - Foroud, Tatiana A1 - Franke, Lude A1 - Garcia, Melissa E A1 - García-Closas, Montserrat A1 - Geller, Frank A1 - de Geus, Eco E J A1 - Giles, Graham G A1 - Gudbjartsson, Daniel F A1 - Gudnason, Vilmundur A1 - Guenel, Pascal A1 - Guo, Suiqun A1 - Hall, Per A1 - Hamann, Ute A1 - Haring, Robin A1 - Hartman, Catharina A A1 - Heath, Andrew C A1 - Hofman, Albert A1 - Hooning, Maartje J A1 - Hopper, John L A1 - Hu, Frank B A1 - Hunter, David J A1 - Karasik, David A1 - Kiel, Douglas P A1 - Knight, Julia A A1 - Kosma, Veli-Matti A1 - Kutalik, Zoltán A1 - Lai, Sandra A1 - Lambrechts, Diether A1 - Lindblom, Annika A1 - Mägi, Reedik A1 - Magnusson, Patrik K A1 - Mannermaa, Arto A1 - Martin, Nicholas G A1 - Masson, Gisli A1 - McArdle, Patrick F A1 - McArdle, Wendy L A1 - Melbye, Mads A1 - Michailidou, Kyriaki A1 - Mihailov, Evelin A1 - Milani, Lili A1 - Milne, Roger L A1 - Nevanlinna, Heli A1 - Neven, Patrick A1 - Nohr, Ellen A A1 - Oldehinkel, Albertine J A1 - Oostra, Ben A A1 - Palotie, Aarno A1 - Peacock, Munro A1 - Pedersen, Nancy L A1 - Peterlongo, Paolo A1 - Peto, Julian A1 - Pharoah, Paul D P A1 - Postma, Dirkje S A1 - Pouta, Anneli A1 - Pylkäs, Katri A1 - Radice, Paolo A1 - Ring, Susan A1 - Rivadeneira, Fernando A1 - Robino, Antonietta A1 - Rose, Lynda M A1 - Rudolph, Anja A1 - Salomaa, Veikko A1 - Sanna, Serena A1 - Schlessinger, David A1 - Schmidt, Marjanka K A1 - Southey, Mellissa C A1 - Sovio, Ulla A1 - Stampfer, Meir J A1 - Stöckl, Doris A1 - Storniolo, Anna M A1 - Timpson, Nicholas J A1 - Tyrer, Jonathan A1 - Visser, Jenny A A1 - Vollenweider, Peter A1 - Völzke, Henry A1 - Waeber, Gerard A1 - Waldenberger, Melanie A1 - Wallaschofski, Henri A1 - Wang, Qin A1 - Willemsen, Gonneke A1 - Winqvist, Robert A1 - Wolffenbuttel, Bruce H R A1 - Wright, Margaret J A1 - Boomsma, Dorret I A1 - Econs, Michael J A1 - Khaw, Kay-Tee A1 - Loos, Ruth J F A1 - McCarthy, Mark I A1 - Montgomery, Grant W A1 - Rice, John P A1 - Streeten, Elizabeth A A1 - Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur A1 - van Duijn, Cornelia M A1 - Alizadeh, Behrooz Z A1 - Bergmann, Sven A1 - Boerwinkle, Eric A1 - Boyd, Heather A A1 - Crisponi, Laura A1 - Gasparini, Paolo A1 - Gieger, Christian A1 - Harris, Tamara B A1 - Ingelsson, Erik A1 - Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta A1 - Kraft, Peter A1 - Lawlor, Debbie A1 - Metspalu, Andres A1 - Pennell, Craig E A1 - Ridker, Paul M A1 - Snieder, Harold A1 - Sørensen, Thorkild I A A1 - Spector, Tim D A1 - Strachan, David P A1 - Uitterlinden, André G A1 - Wareham, Nicholas J A1 - Widen, Elisabeth A1 - Zygmunt, Marek A1 - Murray, Anna A1 - Easton, Douglas F A1 - Stefansson, Kari A1 - Murabito, Joanne M A1 - Ong, Ken K KW - Adolescent KW - Age Factors KW - Alleles KW - Body Mass Index KW - Breast Neoplasms KW - Cardiovascular Diseases KW - Child KW - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 KW - Europe KW - Female KW - Genetic Loci KW - Genome-Wide Association Study KW - Genomic Imprinting KW - Humans KW - Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System KW - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins KW - Male KW - Membrane Proteins KW - Menarche KW - Obesity KW - Ovary KW - Parents KW - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide KW - Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain KW - Proteins KW - Quantitative Trait Loci KW - Receptors, GABA-B KW - Receptors, Retinoic Acid KW - Ribonucleoproteins AB -

Age at menarche is a marker of timing of puberty in females. It varies widely between individuals, is a heritable trait and is associated with risks for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and all-cause mortality. Studies of rare human disorders of puberty and animal models point to a complex hypothalamic-pituitary-hormonal regulation, but the mechanisms that determine pubertal timing and underlie its links to disease risk remain unclear. Here, using genome-wide and custom-genotyping arrays in up to 182,416 women of European descent from 57 studies, we found robust evidence (P < 5 × 10(-8)) for 123 signals at 106 genomic loci associated with age at menarche. Many loci were associated with other pubertal traits in both sexes, and there was substantial overlap with genes implicated in body mass index and various diseases, including rare disorders of puberty. Menarche signals were enriched in imprinted regions, with three loci (DLK1-WDR25, MKRN3-MAGEL2 and KCNK9) demonstrating parent-of-origin-specific associations concordant with known parental expression patterns. Pathway analyses implicated nuclear hormone receptors, particularly retinoic acid and γ-aminobutyric acid-B2 receptor signalling, among novel mechanisms that regulate pubertal timing in humans. Our findings suggest a genetic architecture involving at least hundreds of common variants in the coordinated timing of the pubertal transition.

VL - 514 IS - 7520 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25231870?dopt=Abstract ER -