Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Palotie, A"

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    • Common variants show predicted polygenic effects on height in the tails of the distribution, except in extremely short individuals 

      Chan, Y; Holmen, Oddgeir; Dauber, A; Vatten, Lars Johan; Havulinna, AS; Skorpen, Frank; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Silander, K; Nguyen, Thutrang T; Willer, C; Boehnke, M; Perola, M; Palotie, A; Salomaa, V; Hveem, Kristian; Frayling, TM; Hirschhorn, JN; Weedon, MN (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Common genetic variants have been shown to explain a fraction of the inherited variation for many common diseases and quantitative traits, including height, a classic polygenic trait. The extent to which common variation ...

    • Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify Common Variants Associated with Brachial Circumference: A Meta-Analysis of 14 Cohorts 

      Boraska, V; Day-Williams, A; Franklin, CS; Elliott, KS; Panoutsopoulou, K; Tachmazidou, I; Albrecht, E; Bandinelli, S; Beilin, L; Bochud, M; Cadby, G; Ernst, F; Evans, David M.; Hayward, C; Hicks, AA; Huffman, Jennifer; Huth, C; James, AL; Klopp, N; Kolcic, I; Kutalik, Z; Lawlor, Debbie A.; Musk, AW; Pehlic, M; Pennell, CE; Perry, JRB; Peters, Annette; Polasek, O; St Pourcain, B; Ring, SM; Salvi, E; Schipf, S; Staessen, JA; Teumer, A; Timpson, N; Vitart, V; Warrington, NM; Yaghootkar, H; Zemunik, T; Zgaga, L; An, P; Anttila, V; Borecki, IB; Holmen, Jostein; Ntalla, I; Palotie, A; Pietilainen, KH; Wedenoja, J; Winsvold, Bendik Kristoffer Slagsvold; Dedoussis, GV; Kaprio, J; Province, MA; Zwart, John-Anker; Burnier, M; Campbell, H; Cusi, D; Smith, GD; Frayling, TM; Gieger, C; Palmer, LJ; Pramstaller, PP; Rudan, I; Volzke, H; Wichmann, HE; Wright, AF; Zeggini, E (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Brachial circumference (BC), also known as upper arm or mid arm circumference, can be used as an indicator of muscle mass and fat tissue, which are distributed differently in men and women. Analysis of anthropometric ...