Table 2 Selected characteristics of cases and controls in this study. Sample size after quality control and genotyping platforms in each of the studies included in this study.

From: Identification of a novel uterine leiomyoma GWAS locus in a Japanese population

Stage

Sample Type

Source

Number

Age Mean ± Std

Genotyping Platform

Stage 1: GWAS screening Stage 1

 

case

BBJa

5,720

44.8 ± 9.6

OmniExpressExome BeadChip/OmniExpress and HumanExome

 

control

JPHCb, J-MICCc, IMMd, ToMMoe

17,492

55.9 ± 10.0

OmniExpressExome

Stage 2: Screening Stage 2

 

case

BBJa

8,026

64.9 ± 10.5

OmniExpressExome BeadChip/OmniExpress and HumanExome

 

control

BBJa

52,824

63.6 ± 15.7

 

Stage 3: Replication Stage

 

case

BBJa, KWBf

3,483

63.8 ± 14.4

Invader Assay

 

control

BBJa

4,795

65.9 ± 14.1

 
  1. aBBJ; BioBank Japan, bJPHC; The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study, cJ-MICC; Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study, dIMM; Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, eToMMo; Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, fKWB; Keio Women's Health Biobank.