B3611 - Association of maternal hypothyroidism with bone health in offspring - 05/10/2020

B number: 
B3611
Principal applicant name: 
Gloria Li | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)
Co-applicants: 
Dr. Ching-Lung Cheung
Title of project: 
Association of maternal hypothyroidism with bone health in offspring
Proposal summary: 

Previous studies have demonstrated that maternal thyroid dysfunction is associated with a number of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and epilepsy. However, the association between maternal thyroid dysfunction and other health outcomes in offspring were either investigated in single study, or not examined. Although it is known that hypothyroidism is associated with increased fracture risk in adults, as well as reduced bone mass during childhood, the association between maternal hypothyroidism and bone health in offspring has not been studied previously. This project aims to evaluate the observational and causal association between maternal hypothyroidism and bone health in offspring.

Impact of research: 
Date proposal received: 
Wednesday, 2 September, 2020
Date proposal approved: 
Monday, 5 October, 2020
Keywords: 
Endocrinology, Bone disorders - arthritis, osteoporosis, Pregnancy - e.g. reproductive health, postnatal depression, birth outcomes, etc., Epidemiology Mendelian Randomization, Bones (and joints), Endocrine - endocrine disrupters, Genetic epidemiology, Genome wide association study, Mendelian randomisation, Offspring