A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Alleles Associated with Hair Color and Skin Pigmentation

Jiali Han; Peter Kraft; Hongmei Nan; Qun Guo; Constance Chen; Abrar Qureshi; Susan E. Hankinson; Frank B. Hu; David L. Duffy; Zhen Zhen Zhao; Nicholas G. Martin; Grant W. Montgomery; Nicholas K. Hayward; Gilles Thomas; Robert N. Hoover; Stephen Chanock; David J. Hunter

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000074

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A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Alleles Associated with Hair Color and Skin Pigmentation

Jiali Han,

Affiliations Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Program of Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Peter Kraft,

Affiliations Program of Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hongmei Nan,

Affiliations Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Program of Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Qun Guo,

Affiliations Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Program of Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Constance Chen,

Affiliations Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, BioInformed, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
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Abrar Qureshi,

Affiliation Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Susan E. Hankinson,

Affiliation Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Frank B. Hu,

Affiliations Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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David L. Duffy,

Affiliation Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
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Zhen Zhen Zhao,

Affiliation Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
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Nicholas G. Martin,

Affiliation Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
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Grant W. Montgomery,

Affiliation Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
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Nicholas K. Hayward,

Affiliation Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
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Gilles Thomas,

Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Robert N. Hoover,

Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Stephen Chanock,

Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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David J. Hunter

* E-mail: dhunter@hsph.harvard.edu

Affiliations Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Program of Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Alleles Associated with Hair Color and Skin Pigmentation

Jiali Han,
Peter Kraft,
Hongmei Nan,
Qun Guo,
Constance Chen,
Abrar Qureshi,
Susan E. Hankinson,
Frank B. Hu,
David L. Duffy,
Zhen Zhen Zhao

Published: May 16, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000074

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