New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

• Main Authors: Momoko Horikoshi, Hanieh Yaghootkar, Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori, Ulla Sovio, H. Rob Taal, Branwen J. Hennig, Jonathan P. Bradfield, Beate St Pourcain, David M. Evans, Pimphen Charoen, Marika Kaakinen, Diana L. Cousminer, Terho Lehtimäki, Eskil Kreiner-Møller, Nicole M. Warrington, Mariona Bustamante, Bjarke Feenstra, Diane J. Berry, Elisabeth Thiering, Thiemo Pfab, Sheila J. Barton, Beverley M. Shields, Marjan Kerkhof, Elisabeth M. Van Leeuwen, Anthony J. Fulford, Zoltán Kutalik, Jing Hua Zhao, Marcel Den Hoed, Anubha Mahajan, Virpi Lindi, Liang Kee Goh, Jouke Jan Hottenga, Ying Wu, Olli T. Raitakari, Marie N. Harder, Aline Meirhaeghe, Ioanna Ntalla, Rany M. Salem, Karen A. Jameson, Kaixin Zhou, Dorota M. Monies, Vasiliki Lagou, Mirna Kirin, Jani Heikkinen, Linda S. Adair, Fowzan S. Alkuraya, Ali Al-Odaib, Philippe Amouyel, Ehm Astrid Andersson, Amanda J. Bennett, Alexandra I.F. Blakemore, Jessica L. Buxton, Jean Dallongeville, Shikta Das, Eco J.C. De Geus, Xavier Estivill, Claudia Flexeder, Philippe Froguel, Frank Geller
• Other Authors: University of Oxford
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/31430
• Institution: Mahidol University

Birth weight within the normal range is associated with a variety of adult-onset diseases, but the mechanisms behind these associations are poorly understood. Previous genome-wide association studies of birth weight identified a variant in the ADCY5 gene associated both with birth weight and type 2...