Genome wide association study of age at menarche in the Japanese population.

Age at menarche (AAM) is a complex trait involving both genetic and environmental factors. To identify the genetic factors associated with AAM, we conducted a large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies using more than 15,000 Japanese female samples. Here, we identified an associati...

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Main Authors: Chizu Tanikawa, Yukinori Okada, Atsushi Takahashi, Katsutoshi Oda, Naoyuki Kamatani, Michiaki Kubo, Yusuke Nakamura, Koichi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646805?pdf=render