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  • A genome-wide association study and Metabochip meta-analysis of body mass index (BMI) detects 97 BMI-associated loci, of which 56 were novel, and many loci have effects on other metabolic phenotypes; pathway analyses implicate the central nervous system in obesity susceptibility and new pathways such as those related to synaptic function, energy metabolism, lipid biology and adipogenesis.

    • Adam E. Locke
    • Bratati Kahali
    • Elizabeth K. Speliotes
    Research
    Nature
    Volume: 518, P: 197-206

  • Timothy Frayling, Joel Hirschhorn, Peter Visscher and colleagues report a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for adult height in 253,288 individuals. They identify 697 variants in 423 loci significantly associated with adult height and find that these variants cluster in pathways involved in growth and together explain one-fifth of the heritability for this trait.

    • Andrew R Wood
    • Tonu Esko
    • Timothy M Frayling
    Research
    Nature Genetics
    Volume: 46, P: 1173-1186

  • A trans-ancestry meta-analysis of GWAS of glycemic traits in up to 281,416 individuals identifies 99 novel loci, of which one quarter was found due to the multi-ancestry approach, which also improves fine-mapping of credible variant sets.

    • Ji Chen
    • Cassandra N. Spracklen
    • Cornelia van Duijn
    Research
    Nature Genetics
    Volume: 53, P: 840-860

  • Sex differences in fasting glucose and insulin have been identified, but the genetic loci underlying these differences have not. Here, the authors perform a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies to detect sex-specific and sex-dimorphic loci associated with fasting glucose and insulin.

    • Vasiliki Lagou
    • Reedik Mägi
    • Inga Prokopenko
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 12, P: 1-18

  • Genome-wide association meta-analyses of waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for body mass index in more than 224,000 individuals identify 49 loci, 33 of which are new and many showing significant sexual dimorphism with a stronger effect in women; pathway analyses implicate adipogenesis, angiogenesis, transcriptional regulation and insulin resistance as processes affecting fat distribution.

    • Dmitry Shungin
    • Thomas W. Winkler
    • Karen L Mohlke
    Research
    Nature
    Volume: 518, P: 187-196

  • Jose Florez, Claudia Langenberg, Erik Ingelsson, Inga Prokopenko, Inês Barroso and colleagues perform large-scale association analyses using the Metabochip to gain further insights into the genetic architecture of glucose regulation. They identify 38 new loci influencing 1 or more glycemic traits and show that many of these loci also modify risk of type 2 diabetes.

    • Robert A Scott
    • Vasiliki Lagou
    • Inês Barroso
    Research
    Nature Genetics
    Volume: 44, P: 991-1005

  • Past genome-wide associate studies have identified hundreds of genetic loci that influence body size and shape when examined one trait at a time. Here, Jeff and colleagues develop an aggregate score of various body traits, and use meta-analysis to find new loci linked to body shape.

    • Janina S. Ried
    • Janina Jeff M.
    • Ruth J. F. Loos
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 7, P: 1-11

  • Using whole-genome data for single-nucleotide polymorphism and results from genome-wide association studies, the authors show that people’s preference for pairing with those with similar phenotypic traits has genetic causes and consequences.

    • Matthew R. Robinson
    • Aaron Kleinman
    • Peter M. Visscher
    Research
    Nature Human Behaviour
    Volume: 1, P: 1-13