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TITLE
Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum.
ABSTRACT
Pubertal timing varies considerably and has been associated with a range of health outcomes in later life. To elucidate the underlying biological mechanisms, we performed multi-ancestry genetic analyses in ∼800,000 women, identifying 1,080 independent signals associated with age at menarche. Collectively these loci explained 11% of the trait variance in an independent sample, with women at the top and bottom 1% of polygenic risk exhibiting a ∼11 and ∼14-fold higher risk of delayed and precocious pubertal development, respectively. These common variant analyses were supported by exome sequence analysis of ∼220,000 women, identifying several genes, including rare loss of function variants in which abolished the impact of polygenic risk. Next, we implicated 660 genes in pubertal development using a combination of variant-to-gene mapping approaches and integration with dynamic gene expression data from mouse embryonic GnRH neurons. This included an uncharacterized G-protein coupled receptor , which we demonstrate amplifies signaling of , a key sensor of nutritional status. Finally, we identified several genes, including ovary-expressed genes involved in DNA damage response that co-localize with signals associated with menopause timing, leading us to hypothesize that the ovarian reserve might signal centrally to trigger puberty. Collectively these findings extend our understanding of the biological complexity of puberty timing and highlight body size dependent and independent mechanisms that potentially link reproductive timing to later life disease.
DATE PUBLISHED
2023 Jun 20
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
medline 2023/07/28 06:43
pubmed 2023/07/28 06:42
entrez 2023/07/28 04:26
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Kentistou KA Kentistou Katherine A KA
Kaisinger LR Kaisinger Lena R LR
Stankovic S Stankovic Stasa S
Vaudel M Vaudel Marc M
de Oliveira EM de Oliveira Edson M EM
Messina A Messina Andrea A
Walters RG Walters Robin G RG
Liu X Liu Xiaoxi X
Busch AS Busch Alexander S AS
Helgason H Helgason Hannes H
Thompson DJ Thompson Deborah J DJ
Santon F Santon Federico F
Petricek KM Petricek Konstantin M KM
Zouaghi Y Zouaghi Yassine Y
Huang-Doran I Huang-Doran Isabel I
Gudbjartsson DF Gudbjartsson Daniel F DF
Bratland E Bratland Eirik E
Lin K Lin Kuang K
Gardner EJ Gardner Eugene J EJ
Zhao Y Zhao Yajie Y
Jia R Jia Raina R
Terao C Terao Chikashi C
Riggan M Riggan Margie M
Bolla MK Bolla Manjeet K MK
Yazdanpanah M Yazdanpanah Mojgan M
Yazdanpanah N Yazdanpanah Nahid N
Bradfield JP Bradfield Jonath P JP
Broer L Broer Linda L
Campbell A Campbell Archie A
Chasman DI Chasman Daniel I DI
Cousminer DL Cousminer Diana L DL
Franceschini N Franceschini Nora N
Franke LH Franke Lude H LH
Girotto G Girotto Giorgia G
He C He Chunyan C
Järvelin MR Järvelin Marjo-Riitta MR
Joshi PK Joshi Peter K PK
Kamatani Y Kamatani Yoichiro Y
Karlsson R Karlsson Robert R
Luan J Luan Jian'an J
Lunetta KL Lunetta Kathryn L KL
Mägi R Mägi Reedik R
Mangino M Mangino Massimo M
Medland SE Medland Sarah E SE
Meisinger C Meisinger Christa C
Noordam R Noordam Raymond R
Nutile T Nutile Teresa T
Concas MP Concas Maria Pina MP
Polašek O Polašek Ozren O
Porcu E Porcu Eleonora E
Ring SM Ring Susan M SM
Sala C Sala Cinzia C
Smith AV Smith Albert V AV
Tanaka T Tanaka Toshiko T
van der Most PJ van der Most Peter J PJ
Vitart V Vitart Veronique V
Wang CA Wang Carol A CA
Willemsen G Willemsen Gonneke G
Zygmunt M Zygmunt Marek M
Ahearn TU Ahearn Thomas U TU
Andrulis IL Andrulis Irene L IL
Anton-Culver H Anton-Culver Hoda H
Antoniou AC Antoniou Antonis C AC
Auer PL Auer Paul L PL
Barnes CL Barnes Catriona Lk CL
Beckmann MW Beckmann Matthias W MW
Berrington A Berrington Amy A
Bogdanova NV Bogdanova Natalia V NV
Bojesen SE Bojesen Stig E SE
Brenner H Brenner Hermann H
Buring JE Buring Julie E JE
Canzian F Canzian Federico F
Chang-Claude J Chang-Claude Jenny J
Couch FJ Couch Fergus J FJ
Cox A Cox Angela A
Crisponi L Crisponi Laura L
Czene K Czene Kamila K
Daly MB Daly Mary B MB
Demerath EW Demerath Ellen W EW
Dennis J Dennis Joe J
Devilee P Devilee Peter P
De Vivo I De Vivo Immaculata I
Dörk T Dörk Thilo T
Dunning AM Dunning Alison M AM
Dwek M Dwek Miriam M
Eriksson JG Eriksson Johan G JG
Fasching PA Fasching Peter A PA
Fernandez-Rhodes L Fernandez-Rhodes Lindsay L
Ferreli L Ferreli Liana L
Fletcher O Fletcher Olivia O
Gago-Dominguez M Gago-Dominguez Manuela M
García-Closas M García-Closas Montserrat M
García-Sáenz JA García-Sáenz José A JA
González-Neira A González-Neira Anna A
Grallert H Grallert Harald H
Guénel P Guénel Pascal P
Haiman CA Haiman Christopher A CA
Hall P Hall Per P
Hamann U Hamann Ute U
Hakonarson H Hakonarson Hakon H
Hart RJ Hart Roger J RJ
Hickey M Hickey Martha M
Hooning MJ Hooning Maartje J MJ
Hoppe R Hoppe Reiner R
Hopper JL Hopper John L JL
Hottenga JJ Hottenga Jouke-Jan JJ
Hu FB Hu Frank B FB
Hübner H Hübner Hanna H
Hunter DJ Hunter David J DJ
ABCTB Investigators
Jernström H Jernström Helena H
John EM John Esther M EM
Karasik D Karasik David D
Khusnutdinova EK Khusnutdinova Elza K EK
Kristensen VN Kristensen Vessela N VN
Lacey JV Lacey James V JV
Lambrechts D Lambrechts Diether D
Launer LJ Launer Lenore J LJ
Lind PA Lind Penelope A PA
Lindblom A Lindblom Annika A
Magnusson PK Magnusson Patrik Ke PK
Mannermaa A Mannermaa Arto A
McCarthy MI McCarthy Mark I MI
Meitinger T Meitinger Thomas T
Menni C Menni Cristina C
Michailidou K Michailidou Kyriaki K
Millwood IY Millwood Iona Y IY
Milne RL Milne Roger L RL
Montgomery GW Montgomery Grant W GW
Nevanlinna H Nevanlinna Heli H
Nolte IM Nolte Ilja M IM
Nyholt DR Nyholt Dale R DR
Obi N Obi Nadia N
O'Brien KM O'Brien Katie M KM
Offit K Offit Kenneth K
Oldehinkel AJ Oldehinkel Albertine J AJ
Ostrowski SR Ostrowski Sisse R SR
Palotie A Palotie Aarno A
Pedersen OB Pedersen Ole B OB
Peters A Peters Annette A
Pianigiani G Pianigiani Giulia G
Plaseska-Karanfilska D Plaseska-Karanfilska Dijana D
Pouta A Pouta Anneli A
Pozarickij A Pozarickij Alfred A
Radice P Radice Paolo P
Rennert G Rennert Gad G
Rosendaal FR Rosendaal Frits R FR
Ruggiero D Ruggiero Daniela D
Saloustros E Saloustros Emmanouil E
Sandler DP Sandler Dale P DP
Schipf S Schipf Sabine S
Schmidt CO Schmidt Carsten O CO
Schmidt MK Schmidt Marjanka K MK
Small K Small Kerrin K
Spedicati B Spedicati Beatrice B
Stampfer M Stampfer Meir M
Stone J Stone Jennifer J
Tamimi RM Tamimi Rulla M RM
Teras LR Teras Lauren R LR
Tikkanen E Tikkanen Emmi E
Turman C Turman Constance C
Vachon CM Vachon Celine M CM
Wang Q Wang Qin Q
Winqvist R Winqvist Robert R
Wolk A Wolk Alicja A
Zemel BS Zemel Babette S BS
Zheng W Zheng Wei W
van Dijk KW van Dijk Ko W KW
Alizadeh BZ Alizadeh Behrooz Z BZ
Bandinelli S Bandinelli Stefania S
Boerwinkle E Boerwinkle Eric E
Boomsma DI Boomsma Dorret I DI
Ciullo M Ciullo Marina M
Chenevix-Trench G Chenevix-Trench Georgia G
Cucca F Cucca Francesco F
Esko T Esko Tõnu T
Gieger C Gieger Christian C
Grant SF Grant Struan Fa SF
Gudnason V Gudnason Vilmundur V
Hayward C Hayward Caroline C
Kolčić I Kolčić Ivana I
Kraft P Kraft Peter P
Lawlor DA Lawlor Deborah A DA
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG
Nøhr EA Nøhr Ellen A EA
Pedersen NL Pedersen Nancy L NL
Pennell CE Pennell Craig E CE
Ridker PM Ridker Paul M PM
Robino A Robino Antonietta A
Snieder H Snieder Harold H
Sovio U Sovio Ulla U
Spector TD Spector Tim D TD
Stöckl D Stöckl Doris D
Sudlow C Sudlow Cathie C
Timpson NJ Timpson Nic J NJ
Toniolo D Toniolo Daniela D
Uitterlinden A Uitterlinden André A
Ulivi S Ulivi Sheila S
Völzke H Völzke Henry H
Wareham NJ Wareham Nicholas J NJ
Widen E Widen Elisabeth E
Wilson JF Wilson James F JF
Lifelines Cohort Study
Danish Blood Donor study
Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Breast Cancer Association Consortium
Biobank Japan Project
China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group
Pharoah PD Pharoah Paul Dp PD
Li L Li Liming L
Easton DF Easton Douglas F DF
Njølstad P Njølstad Pål P
Sulem P Sulem Patrick P
Murabito JM Murabito Joanne M JM
Murray A Murray Anna A
Manousaki D Manousaki Despoina D
Juul A Juul Anders A
Erikstrup C Erikstrup Christian C
Stefansson K Stefansson Kari K
Horikoshi M Horikoshi Momoko M
Chen Z Chen Zhengming Z
Farooqi IS Farooqi I Sadaf IS
Pitteloud N Pitteloud Nelly N
Johansson S Johansson Stefan S
Day FR Day Felix R FR
Perry JR Perry John Rb JR
Ong KK Ong Ken K KK
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TITLE: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
ISOABBREVIATION: medRxiv
YEAR: 2023
MONTH: Jun
DAY: 20
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MEDLINETA: medRxiv
COUNTRY: United States
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