# Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-meta-analysis-identifies-11-new-loci-for-anthropometric-traits-and/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Sonja I. Berndt,Stefan Gustafsson,Reedik Mägi,Andrea Ganna,Eleanor Wheeler,Mary F. Feitosa,Anne E. Justice,Keri L. Monda,Damien C. Croteau‐Chonka,Felix R. Day,Tõnu Esko,Tove Fall,Teresa Ferreira,Davide Gentilini,Anne Jackson,Jian’an Luan,Joshua C. Randall,Sailaja Vedantam,Cristen J. Willer,Thomas W. Winkler,Andrew R. Wood,Tsegaselassie Workalemahu,Yi‐Juan Hu,Sang Lee,Liming Liang,Dan-Yu Lin,Josine L. Min,Benjamin M. Neale,Guðmar Þorleifsson,Jian Yang,Eva Albrecht,Najaf Amin,Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham,Gemma Cadby,Martin den Heijer,Niina Eklund,Krista Fischer,Anuj Goel,Jouke‐Jan Hottenga,Jennifer E. Huffman,Ivonne Jarick,Åsa Johansson,Toby Johnson,Stavroula Kanoni,Marcus E. Kleber,Inke R. König,Kati Kristiansson,Zoltán Kutalik,Claudia Lamina,Cécile Lecœur,Li Guo,Massimo Mangino,Wendy L. McArdle,Carolina Medina‐Gómez,Martina Müller‐Nurasyid,Julius S. Ngwa,Ilja M. Nolte,Lavinia Paternoster,Sonali Pechlivanis,Markus Perola,Marjolein J. Peters,Michael Preuß,Lynda M. Rose,Jianxin Shi,Dmitry Shungin,Albert V. Smith,Rona J. Strawbridge,Ida Surakka,Alexander Teumer,Mieke D. Trip,Jonathan P. Tyrer,Jana V. van Vliet‐Ostaptchouk,Liesbeth Vandenput,Lindsay L. Waite,Wei Zhao,Devin Absher,Folkert W. Asselbergs,Mustafa Atalay,Antony Attwood,Anthony J. Balmforth,Hanneke Basart,John Beilby,Lori L. Bonnycastle,Paolo Brambilla,Marcel Bruinenberg,Harry Campbell,Daniel I. Chasman,Peter S. Chines,Francis S. Collins,John Connell,William Cookson,Ulf dé Fairé,Femmie de Vegt,Mariano Dei,Maria Dimitriou,Sarah Edkins,Karol Estrada,David M. Evans,Martin Farrall,Maurizio Ferrario |
| Citations | 691 |
| DOI | 10.1038/ng.2606 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/ng.2606.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1992005334 |
| PMID | 23563607 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2013 |

## Paper authors

- [Ulf dé Fairé](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ulf-de-faire/)
- [Carolina Medina‐Gómez](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carolina-medina-gomez/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)

## Paper topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Genetics and Physical Performance](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetics-and-physical-performance/)
- [Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-and-phenotypic-traits-in-livestock/)

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