Genome-wide study of hair colour in UK Biobank explains most of the SNP heritability

Michael D. Morgan; Erola Pairo-Castineira; Konrad Rawlik; Oriol Canela-Xandri; Jonathan Rees; David Sims; Albert Tenesa; Ian J. Jackson

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07691-z

Nature Communications (Dec 2018)

Genome-wide study of hair colour in UK Biobank explains most of the SNP heritability

Michael D. Morgan,
Erola Pairo-Castineira,
Konrad Rawlik,
Oriol Canela-Xandri,
Jonathan Rees,
David Sims,
Albert Tenesa,
Ian J. Jackson

Affiliations

Michael D. Morgan: MRC WIMM Centre for Computational Biology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital
Erola Pairo-Castineira: MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Konrad Rawlik: Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush
Oriol Canela-Xandri: MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Jonathan Rees: Dermatology, University of Edinburgh, Lauriston Building
David Sims: MRC WIMM Centre for Computational Biology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital
Albert Tenesa: MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Ian J. Jackson: MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07691-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Natural hair colour in Europeans is a complex genetic trait. Here, the authors carry out a genome-wide association study using UK BioBank data, suggesting that in combination with pigmentation genes, variants with roles in hair texture and growth can affect hair colouration or our perception of it.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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