Causal mechanisms and balancing selection inferred from genetic associations with polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common reproductive disorder in women, yet there is little consensus regarding its aetiology. Here we perform a genome-wide association study of PCOS in up to 5,184 self-reported cases of White European ancestry and 82,759 controls, with follow-up in a fu...

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Main Authors: Day, Felix R., Hinds, David A., Tung, Joyce Y., Stolk, Lisette, Styrkarsdottir, Unnur, Saxena, Richa, Bjonnes, Andrew, Broer, Linda, Dunger, David B., Halldorsson, Bjarni V., Lawlor, Debbie A., Laval, Guillaume, Mathieson, Iain, McCardle, Wendy L., Louwers, Yvonne, Meun, Cindy, Ring, Susan, Scott, Robert A., Sulem, Patrick, Uitterlinden, André G., Wareham, Nicholas J., Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur, Welt, Corrine, Stefansson, Kari, Laven, Joop S. E., Ong, Ken K., Perry, John R. B.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4598835/