Abstract
We conducted a genome-wide association study for age at natural menopause in 2,979 European women and identified six SNPs in three loci associated with age at natural menopause: chromosome 19q13.4 (rs1172822; -0.4 year per T allele (39%); P = 6.3 x 10(-11)), chromosome 20p12.3 (rs236114; +0.5 year per A allele (21%); P = 9.7 x 10(-11)) and chromosome 13q34 (rs7333181; +0.5 year per A allele (12%); P = 2.5 x 10(-8)). These common genetic variants regulate timing of ovarian aging, an important risk factor for breast cancer, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.
Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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Pages (from-to) | 645-647 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Nature Genetics |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Research programs
- EMC MM-01-39-01
- EMC MM-01-39-02
- EMC MM-01-39-04
- EMC MM-01-52-07
- EMC NIHES-01-64-02