B2896 - Genome-wide association study of puberty growth - 12/06/2017
B number:
B2896
Principal applicant name:
Kaitlin Wade | MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (United Kingdom)
Co-applicants:
Nicholas J Timpson, Neil Davies, Joshua Bell
Title of project:
Genome-wide association study of puberty growth
Proposal summary:
The aim of this project is to investigate the genetic contribution to the timing, speed and duration of puberty growth in girls and boys of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. This project is an update on previous work conducted by the Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium (Cousminer et al., 2013) with denser genetic data and a greater ethnic diversity in samples.
Date proposal received:
Tuesday, 6 June, 2017
Date proposal approved:
Monday, 12 June, 2017
Keywords:
Genetics