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GWAS Study

Genome-wide population-based association study of extremely overweight young adults--the GOYA study.

Paternoster L, Evans DM, Nohr EA et al.

21935397 PubMed ID
GWAS Study Type
34554 Participants
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Chapter I

Publication Details

Comprehensive information about this research publication

Authors

PL
Paternoster L
ED
Evans DM
NE
Nohr EA
HC
Holst C
GV
Gaborieau V
BP
Brennan P
GA
Gjesing AP
GN
Grarup N
WD
Witte DR
JT
Jørgensen T
LA
Linneberg A
LT
Lauritzen T
SA
Sandbaek A
HT
Hansen T
PO
Pedersen O
EK
Elliott KS
KJ
Kemp JP
SP
St Pourcain B
MG
McMahon G
ZD
Zelenika D
HJ
Hager J
LM
Lathrop M
TN
Timpson NJ
SG
Smith GD
ST
Sørensen TI
Chapter II

Abstract

Summary of the research findings

Thirty-two common variants associated with body mass index (BMI) have been identified in genome-wide association studies, explaining ∼1.45% of BMI variation in general population cohorts. We performed a genome-wide association study in a sample of young adults enriched for extremely overweight individuals. We aimed to identify new loci associated with BMI and to ascertain whether using an extreme sampling design would identify the variants known to be associated with BMI in general populations.

2,633 European ancestry extremely obese adult cases, 2,740 European ancestry controls

Chapter III

Study Statistics

Key metrics and study information

34554
Total Participants
GWAS
Study Type
Yes
Replicated
29,181 European ancestry individuals
Replication Participants
European
Ancestry
Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Russian Federation, Romania, U.K., Hungary, Slovakia
Recruitment Country
Chapter IV

Analysis

Comprehensive review of health and genetic findings

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