rs905938

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (12)

Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.

body height

Yengo L et al. “A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height.” Nature 610(7933):704-712 (2022)
Allele C
OR 0.02
p 5.0e-123
N 5,314,291
Large GWAS
European, Hispanic or Latin American, East Asian, African unspecified, South Asian

appendicular lean mass

Pei YF et al. “The genetic architecture of appendicular lean mass characterized by association analysis in the UK Biobank study.” Communications Biology 3(1):608 (2020)
Allele T
OR 0.04
p 8.0e-77
N 450,243
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

BMI-adjusted waist-hip ratio

Lotta LA et al. “Association of Genetic Variants Related to Gluteofemoral vs Abdominal Fat Distribution With Type 2 Diabetes, Coronary Disease, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.” Jama 320(24):2553-2563 (2018)
Allele T
OR 0.03
p 2.0e-36
N 660,648
Large GWAS
European
Pulit SL et al. “Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for body fat distribution in 694 649 individuals of European ancestry.” Human Molecular Genetics 28(1):166-174 (2019)
Allele T
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-35
N 379,501
Meta-analysisLarge GWAS
European
Winkler TW et al. “The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study.” Plos Genetics 11(10):e1005378 (2015)
Allele T
OR —
β 0.025
p 4.0e-10
N 252,375
Large GWAS
European
Christakoudi S et al. “GWAS of allometric body-shape indices in UK Biobank identifies loci suggesting associations with morphogenesis, organogenesis, adrenal cell renewal and cancer.” Scientific Reports 11(1):10688 (2021)
Allele T
OR 0.03
p 1.0e-19
N 219,872
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European
Shungin D et al. “New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution.” Nature 518(7538):187-196 (2015)
Allele T
OR 0.02
p 3.0e-10
N 143,480
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

birth weight

Warrington NM et al. “Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors.” Nature Genetics 51(5):804-814 (2019)
Allele C
OR 0.03
p 3.0e-19
N 321,223
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Plotnikov D et al. “Association between birth weight and refractive error in adulthood: a Mendelian randomisation study.” The British Journal of Ophthalmology 104(2):214-219 (2020)
Allele C
OR 0.03
p 5.0e-13
N 188,039
Large GWAS
European
Yang XL et al. “Three Novel Loci for Infant Head Circumference Identified by a Joint Association Analysis.” Frontiers in Genetics 10:947 (2019)
Allele C
OR 0.03
p 7.0e-13
N 182,902
Large GWAS
European

body mass index

Sidorenko J et al. “Genetic architecture reconciles linkage and association studies of complex traits.” Nature Genetics 56(11):2352-2360 (2024)
Allele T
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-16
N 650,000
Large GWAS
European
Koskeridis F et al. “Pleiotropic genetic architecture and novel loci for C-reactive protein levels.” Nature Communications 13(1):6939 (2022)
Allele T
OR 0.01
p 1.0e-13
N 694,649
Large GWAS
European

BMI-adjusted waist circumference

Christakoudi S et al. “GWAS of allometric body-shape indices in UK Biobank identifies loci suggesting associations with morphogenesis, organogenesis, adrenal cell renewal and cancer.” Scientific Reports 11(1):10688 (2021)
Allele C
OR 0.02
p 2.0e-13
N 219,872
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

body height at birth

Yang XL et al. “Three Novel Loci for Infant Head Circumference Identified by a Joint Association Analysis.” Frontiers in Genetics 10:947 (2019)
Allele T
OR 0.05
p 6.0e-13
N 182,902
Large GWAS
European
van der Valk RJ et al. “A novel common variant in DCST2 is associated with length in early life and height in adulthood.” Human Molecular Genetics 24(4):1155-68 (2015)
Allele T
OR 0.05
p 2.0e-8
N 28,459
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

waist-hip ratio

Pulit SL et al. “Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for body fat distribution in 694 649 individuals of European ancestry.” Human Molecular Genetics 28(1):166-174 (2019)
Allele T
OR 0.01
p 8.0e-11
N 381,152
Meta-analysisLarge GWAS
European
Lotta LA et al. “Association of Genetic Variants Related to Gluteofemoral vs Abdominal Fat Distribution With Type 2 Diabetes, Coronary Disease, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.” Jama 320(24):2553-2563 (2018)
Allele T
OR —
p 5.0e-8
N 663,598
Large GWAS
European

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