Trans-ethnic meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies maternal ITPR1 as a novel locus influencing fetal growth during sensitive periods in pregnancy.

Trans-ethnic meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies maternal ITPR1 as a novel locus influencing fetal growth during sensitive periods in pregnancy.

Abnormal fetal growth is a risk factor for infant morbidity and mortality and is associated with cardiometabolic diseases in adults. Genetic influences on fetal growth can vary at different gestation times, but genome-wide association studies have been limited to birthweight. We performed trans-ethn...

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Main Authors: Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Cuilin Zhang, Jing Wu, Katherine L Grantz, Mohammad L Rahman, Deepika Shrestha, Marion Ouidir, Tsegaselassie Workalemahu, Michael Y Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008747

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008747

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