Communications Biology (Nov 2021)

A large Canadian cohort provides insights into the genetic architecture of human hair colour

  • Frida Lona-Durazo,
  • Marla Mendes,
  • Rohit Thakur,
  • Karen Funderburk,
  • Tongwu Zhang,
  • Michael A. Kovacs,
  • Jiyeon Choi,
  • Kevin M. Brown,
  • Esteban J. Parra

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02764-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Frida Lona-Durazo et al. perform a GWAS of human hair colour in a Canadian population cohort collected across multiple provinces. By combining these results with transcriptomic and methylation data, the authors provide further insight into the underlying biology of hair colour.