Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

MAGIC(Helmholtz Zentrum München), Iris M. Heid(University of Michigan), Anne Jackson(Centre for Human Genetics), Joshua C. Randall, Thomas W. Winkler(Brigham and Women's Hospital), Lu Qi(deCODE Genetics (Iceland)), Valgerður Steinthórsdóttir(deCODE Genetics (Iceland)), Guðmar Þorleifsson(Erasmus MC), M. Carola Zillikens(Broad Institute), Elizabeth K. Speliotes(Centre for Human Genetics), Reedik Mägi(Harvard University), Tsegaselassie Workalemahu(Boston University), Charles C. White(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Nabila Bouatia‐Naji(National Institutes of Health), Tamara B. Harris(National Institutes of Health), Sonja I. Berndt(Karolinska Institutet), Erik Ingelsson(University of Michigan), Cristen J. Willer(University of Exeter), Michael N. Weedon(Addenbrooke's Hospital), Jian’an Luan(Broad Institute), Sailaja Vedantam(Estonian Biocentre), Tõnu Esko(Addenbrooke's Hospital), Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Zoltán Kutalik(Addenbrooke's Hospital), Shengxu Li(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Keri L. Monda(University of Bath), Anna Dixon(Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell), Chris Holmes(Massachusetts General Hospital), Lee M. Kaplan(Harvard University), Liming Liang(Leiden University Medical Center), Josine L. Min(Imperial College London), Miriam F. Moffatt(Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)), Cliona Molony(University of Oxford), George Nicholson(Sage Bionetworks), Eric E. Schadt(Centre for Human Genetics), Krina T. Zondervan(Washington University in St. Louis), Mary F. Feitosa(Centre for Human Genetics), Teresa Ferreira(University of Exeter), Hana Lango Allen(University of Michigan), Robert J. Weyant(Wellcome Sanger Institute), Eleanor Wheeler(University of Exeter), Andrew R. Wood(Erasmus MC), Karol Estrada(The University of Melbourne), Michael E. Goddard(Montreal Heart Institute), Guillaume Lettre(King's College London), Massimo Mangino(QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute), Dale R. Nyholt(Harvard University), Shaun Purcell(University of Iceland), Albert V. Smith(QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute), Peter M. Visscher(QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute), Jian Yang(Massachusetts General Hospital), Steven A. McCarroll(Broad Institute), James Nemesh(Broad Institute), Benjamin F. Voight(HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology), Devin Absher(Erasmus MC), Najaf Amin(Icelandic Heart Association), Thor Aspelund(Imperial College London), Lachlan Coin(University of Washington), Nicole L. Glazer(Western General Hospital), Caroline Hayward(Boston University), Nancy L. Heard‐Costa(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Jouke‐Jan Hottenga(Uppsala University), Åsa Johansson(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Toby Johnson(University of Oulu), Marika Kaakinen(University of Lausanne), Karen Kapur(Washington University in St. Louis), Shamika Ketkar(Stanford University), Joshua W. Knowles(Harvard University), Peter Kraft(Washington University in St. Louis), Aldi T. Kraja(Helmholtz Zentrum München), Claudia Lamina, Michael F. Leitzmann(University of Washington), Barbara McKnight(Centre for Human Genetics), Andrew P. Morris(Addenbrooke's Hospital), Ken K. Ong(University of Exeter), John R. B. Perry(Erasmus MC), Marjolein J. Peters(University of Zagreb), Ozren Polašek(Centre for Human Genetics), Inga Prokopenko(Centre for Human Genetics), Nigel W. Rayner(University of Helsinki), Samuli Ripatti(Erasmus MC), Fernando Rivadeneira(Centre for Human Genetics), Neil R. Robertson(Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research), Serena Sanna(Imperial College London), Ulla Sovio(University of Helsinki), Ida Surakka(Universität Greifswald), Alexander Teumer(Erasmus MC), S. van Wingerden(Western General Hospital), Véronique Vitart(Addenbrooke's Hospital), Wei Zhao(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Christine Cavalcanti-Proença(National Institutes of Health), Peter S. Chines(German Institute of Human Nutrition), Eva Fisher(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Jennifer R. Kulzer(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Cecile Lecoeur(National Institutes of Health), Narisu Narisu, Camilla H. Sandholt(University of Michigan), Laura J. Scott(University of Helsinki), Kaisa Silander(University Hospital Regensburg), Klaus Stark(University of Tartu), Mari‐Liis Tammesoo(University of Michigan), Tanya M. Teslovich, Nicholas J. Timpson(University of Southern California), Richard M. Watanabe(University of Michigan), Ryan Welch(Harvard University), Daniel I. Chasman(The University of Western Australia), Matthew N. Cooper(University of Gothenburg), John‐Olov Jansson(University of Helsinki), Johannes Kettunen(The University of Western Australia), Robert Lawrence(University of Helsinki), Niina Pellikka(University of Helsinki), Markus Perola(University of Gothenburg), Liesbeth Vandenput(University of Tartu), Helene Alavere(Lund University), Peter Almgren(Boston University), Larry D. Atwood(University of Oxford), Amanda J. Bennett, Reiner Biffar(National Institutes of Health), Lori L. Bonnycastle(Technische Universität Dresden), Stefan R. Bornstein(University of Southern California), Thomas A. Buchanan(University of Edinburgh), Harry Campbell, Ian N.M. Day(Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research), Mariano Dei(Universität Greifswald), Marcus Dörr(Imperial College London), Paul Elliott(National Institutes of Health), Michael R. Erdos(University of Helsinki), Johan G. Eriksson(University of California, Los Angeles), Nelson B Freimer(University of Maryland, Baltimore), Mao Fu(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Stefan Gaget(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Eco J. C. de Geus, Anette P. Gjesing(Helmholtz Zentrum München), Harald Grallert(Technische Universität Dresden), Jürgen Gräßler(University of Oxford), Christopher J. Groves(Broad Institute), Candace Guiducci(University of Oulu), Anna‐Liisa Hartikainen(University of Oxford), Neelam Hassanali(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Aki S. Havulinna(University of Oulu), Karl‐Heinz Herzig(Eurac Research), Andrew A. Hicks(The University of Western Australia), Jennie Hui(Uppsala University), Wilmar Igl(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Pekka Jousilahti(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Antti Jula(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Eero Kajantie(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Leena Kinnunen(University of Zagreb), Ivana Kolčić(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Seppo Koskinen, Péter Kovács(Universität Greifswald), Heyo K. Kroemer(University of Split), Vjekoslav Krželj(Kuopio University Hospital), Johanna Kuusisto(Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Kirsti Kvaløy(Finnish Institute of Occupational Health), Jaana Laitinen(Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail), Olivier Lantieri(Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine), G.M. Lathrop(University of Helsinki), Marja‐Liisa Lokki(University of Cambridge), Robert Luben(Technische Universität Dresden), Barbara Ludwig(University of Bristol), Wendy L. McArdle(Health Research Board), Anne McCarthy(National Institutes of Health), Mario A. Morken(Estonian Biocentre), Mari Nelis(University of Oxford), Matt J. Neville(McMaster University), Guillaume Paré(Amgen (United States)), Alex Parker(John Radcliffe Hospital), John F. Peden(Eurac Research), Irene Pichler(University of Helsinki), Kirsi H. Pietiläinen(Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Carl Platou(University of Oulu), Anneli Pouta(Lund University), Martin Ridderstråle(University of Leicester), Nilesh J. Samani(South Karelia Central Hospital), Jouko Saramies(Helsinki University Hospital), Juha Sinisalo(Amsterdam Public Health), Jan Smit(Karolinska University Hospital), Rona J. Strawbridge(University of Michigan), Heather M. Stringham(National Institutes of Health), Amy J. Swift(Estonian Biocentre), Maris Teder‐Laving(Broad Institute), Brian Thomson(Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research), Gianluca Usala(Erasmus MC), Joyce B. J. van Meurs(Leiden University Medical Center), Gert‐Jan B. van Ommen(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Vincent Vatin(Eurac Research), Cláudia B. Volpato, Henri Wallaschofski(deCODE Genetics (Iceland)), G. Bragi Walters(University of Helsinki), Elisabeth Widén(University of Edinburgh), Sarah H. Wild(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Gonneke Willemsen(Steno Diabetes Centers), Daniel R. Witte(University of Zagreb), Lina Zgaga(Lapland Central Hospital), Paavo Zitting(Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital), John Beilby(Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital), Alan L James(Tampere University Hospital), Mika Kähönen(Tampere University Hospital), Terho Lehtimäki(Helsinki University Hospital), Markku S. Nieminen(University of Gothenburg), Claes Ohlsson(The University of Western Australia), Lyle J. Palmer(University of Turku), Olli Raitakari(Brigham and Women's Hospital), Paul M. Ridker(Leipzig University), Michael Stümvoll(Leipzig University), Anke Tönjes(University of Turku), Jorma Viikari(Inserm), Beverley Balkau(University of Bristol), Yoav Ben‐Shlomo(University of Southern California), Richard N. Bergman(German Institute of Human Nutrition), Heiner Boeing, George Davey Smith(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Shah Ebrahim(Genomics (United Kingdom)), Philippe Froguel, Torben Hansen(University Hospital Regensburg), Christian Hengstenberg(Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Kristian Hveem(Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum), Bo Isomaa(University of Copenhagen), Torben Jørgensen(University of Oxford), Fredrik Karpe(University of Cambridge), Kay‐Tee Khaw(Kuopio University Hospital), Markku Laakso, Debbie A. Lawlor(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), Michel Marre(TUM Klinikum), Thomas Meitinger(Estonian Biocentre), Andres Metspalu(Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Kristian Midthjell, Oluf Pedersen(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Veikko Salomaa(Technische Universität Dresden), Peter Schwarz(Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum), Tiinamaija Tuomi(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Jaakko Tuomilehto(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Timo T. Valle(Addenbrooke's Hospital), Nicholas J. Wareham(University of Washington), Alice M. Arnold(University Hospital of Lausanne), J. Beckmann(SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Sven Bergmann(The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), Eric Boerwinkle(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Dorret I. Boomsma(Queen Mary University of London), Mark J. Caulfield(National Institutes of Health), Francis S. Collins(Icelandic Heart Association), Guðný Eiríksdóttir(University of Iceland), Vilmundur Guðnason(Uppsala University), Ulf Gyllensten(Karolinska University Hospital), Anders Hamsten(University of Exeter), Andrew T. Hattersley(Erasmus MC), Albert Hofman(Brigham and Women's Hospital), Frank B. Hu(Helmholtz Zentrum München), Thomas Illig(Kaiser Permanente), Carlos Iribarren(Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Marjo‐Riitta Järvelin(Johns Hopkins University), W.H. Linda Kao(University of Helsinki), Jaakko Kaprio(National Institutes of Health), Lenore J. Launer(Queen Mary University of London), Patricia B. Munroe(Erasmus MC), Ben A. Oostra(Amsterdam Public Health), Brenda W.J.H. Penninx(Eurac Research), Peter P. Pramstaller(Group Health Cooperative), Bruce M. Psaty(Stanford University), Thomas Quertermous(Helsinki University Hospital), Aila Rissanen(University of Split), Igor Rudan(University of Maryland, Baltimore), Alan R. Shuldiner(King's College London), Nicole Soranzo(King's College London), Timothy D. Spector(Uppsala University), Ann‐Christine Syvänen(Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research), Manuela Uda(Erasmus MC), André G. Uitterlinden(Universitätsmedizin Greifswald), Henry Völzke(University Hospital of Lausanne), Péter Vollenweider(University of Edinburgh), James F. Wilson(Erasmus MC), Jacqueline C.M. Witteman(Western General Hospital), Alan F. Wright(University of Michigan), Gonçalo R. Abecasis(University of Michigan), Michael Boehnke(Washington University in St. Louis), Ingrid B. Borecki(Wellcome Sanger Institute), Panos Deloukas(University of Exeter), Timothy M. Frayling(Lund University), Leif Groop(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), Talin Haritunians(Brigham and Women's Hospital), David J. Hunter(Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Robert C. Kaplan(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Kari E. North(University of Maryland, Baltimore), Jeffrey R. O’Connell(University of Helsinki), Leena Peltonen(National Institute on Aging), David Schlessinger(St George's, University of London), David P. Strachan(Harvard University), Joel N. Hirschhorn(Stanford University), Themistocles L. Assimes(LMU Klinikum), H‐Erich Wichmann(University of Iceland), Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir(Erasmus MC), Cornelia M. van Duijn(deCODE Genetics (Iceland)), Kāri Stefánsson(Boston University), L. Adrienne Cupples(Addenbrooke's Hospital), Ruth J. F. Loos(University of Cambridge), Inês Barroso(Churchill Hospital), Mark I. McCarthy(National Heart Lung and Blood Institute), Caroline S. Fox(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Karen L. Mohlke(Centre for Human Genetics), Cecilia M. Lindgren
Nature Genetics
October 10, 2010
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