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Genome-wide association study identifies eight new risk loci for polycystic ovary syndrome

  • Yongyong Shi
  • , Han Zhao
  • , Yuhua Shi
  • , Yunxia Cao
  • , Dongzi Yang
  • , Zhiqiang Li
  • , Bo Zhang
  • , Xiaoyan Liang
  • , Tao Li
  • , Jianhua Chen
  • , Jiawei Shen
  • , Junzhao Zhao
  • , Li You
  • , Xuan Gao
  • , Dongyi Zhu
  • , Xiaoming Zhao
  • , Ying Yan
  • , Yingying Qin
  • , Wenjin Li
  • , Junhao Yan
  • Qingzhong Wang, Junli Zhao, Ling Geng, Jinlong Ma, Yueran Zhao, Guang He, Aiping Zhang, Shuhua Zou, Aijun Yang, Jiayin Liu, Weidong Li, Baojie Li, Chunling Wan, Ying Qin, Juanzi Shi, Jing Yang, Hong Jiang, Jin E. Xu, Xiujuan Qi, Yun Sun, Yajie Zhang, Cuifang Hao, Xiuqing Ju, Dongni Zhao, Chun E. Ren, Xiuqing Li, Wei Zhang, Yiwen Zhang, Jiangtao Zhang, Di Wu, Changming Zhang, Lin He*, Zi Jiang Chen
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Shanghai Genome Pilot Institutes for Genomics and Human Health
  • Changning Mental Health Center
  • Shandong University
  • Ministry of Education China
  • Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine
  • Anhui Medical University
  • Sun Yat-Sen University
  • The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Maternal and Child Health Hospital
  • Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
  • First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College
  • Linyi People's Hospital
  • Ministry of Health of People's Republic of China
  • Affiliated Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
  • Qingdao Women and Children Medical Healthcare Center
  • Jining Medical College
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shaanxi Province
  • Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
  • PLA No. 105 Hospital
  • Qingdao University
  • Jinan Health Institute of Maternity and Infant
  • Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital
  • Tengzhou People's Hospital
  • China Medical University
  • Weifang Medical University
  • Anqiu People's Hospital
  • Fudan University
  • Weihai Women and Children Hospital
  • CAS - Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health

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Abstract

Following a previous genome-wide association study (GWAS 1) including 744 cases and 895 controls, we analyzed genome-wide association data from a new cohort of Han Chinese (GWAS 2) with 1,510 polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) cases and 2,016 controls. We followed up significantly associated signals identified in the combined results of GWAS 1 and 2 in a total of 8,226 cases and 7,578 controls. In addition to confirming the three loci we previously reported, we identify eight new PCOS association signals at P < 5 × 10-8: 9q22.32, 11q22.1, 12q13.2, 12q14.3, 16q12.1, 19p13.3, 20q13.2 and a second independent signal at 2p16.3 (the FSHR gene). These PCOS association signals show evidence of enrichment for candidate genes related to insulin signaling, sexual hormone function and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Other candidate genes were related to calcium signaling and endocytosis. Our findings provide new insight and direction for discovering the biological mechanisms of PCOS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1020-1025
Number of pages6
JournalNature Genetics
Volume44
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012
Externally publishedYes

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