Jonathan P Bradfield, Rachel L Kember, Anna Ulrich, Zhanna Balkiyarova, Akram Alyass, Izzuddin M Aris, Joshua A Bell, K Alaine Broadaway, Zhanghua Chen, Jin-Fang Chai, Neil M Davies, Dietmar Fernandez-Orth, Mariona Bustamante, Ruby Fore, Amitavo Ganguli, Anni Heiskala, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, Carmen Íñiguez, Sayuko Kobes, Jaakko Leinonen, Estelle Lowry, Leo-Pekka Lyytikainen, Anubha Mahajan, Niina Pitkänen, Theresia M Schnurr, Christian Theil Have, David P Strachan, Elisabeth Thiering, Suzanne Vogelezang, Kaitlin H Wade, Carol A Wang, Andrew Wong, Louise Aas Holm, Alessandra Chesi, Catherine Choong, Miguel Cruz, Paul Elliott, Steve Franks, Christine Frithioff-Bøjsøe, W James Gauderman, Joseph T Glessner, Vicente Gilsanz, Kendra Griesman, Robert L Hanson, Marika Kaakinen, Heidi Kalkwarf, Andrea Kelly, Joseph Kindler, Mika Kähönen, Carla Lanca, Joan Lappe, Nanette R Lee, Shana McCormack, Frank D Mentch, Jonathan A Mitchell, Nina Mononen, Harri Niinikoski, Emily Oken, Katja Pahkala, Xueling Sim, Yik-Ying Teo, Leslie J Baier, Toos van Beijsterveldt, Linda S Adair, Dorret I Boomsma, Eco de Geus, Mònica Guxens, Johan G Eriksson, Janine F Felix, Frank D Gilliland, Penn Medicine Biobank, Torben Hansen, Rebecca Hardy, Marie-France Hivert, Jens-Christian Holm, Vincent W V Jaddoe, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Terho Lehtimäki, David A Mackey, David Meyre, Karen L Mohlke, Juha Mykkänen, Sharon Oberfield, Craig E Pennell, John R B Perry, Olli Raitakari, Fernando Rivadeneira, Seang-Mei Saw, Sylvain Sebert, John A Shepherd, Marie Standl, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Nicholas J Timpson, Maties Torrent, Gonneke Willemsen, Elina Hypponen, Chris Power, Mark I McCarthy, Rachel M Freathy, Elisabeth Widén, Hakon Hakonarson, Inga Prokopenko, Benjamin F Voight, Babette S Zemel, Struan F A Grant, Diana L Cousminer
BACKGROUND: Pubertal growth patterns correlate with future health outcomes. However, the genetic mechanisms mediating growth trajectories remain largely unknown. Here, we modeled longitudinal height growth with Super-Imposition by Translation And Rotation (SITAR) growth curve analysis on ~ 56,000 trans-ancestry samples with repeated height measurements from age 5 years to adulthood. We performed genetic analysis on six phenotypes representing the magnitude, timing, and intensity of the pubertal growth spurt...
January 16, 2024: Genome Biology