Combined genome-wide association study of facial traits in Europeans increases explained variance and improves prediction

Abstract Facial appearance, one of the most recognizable and heritable human traits, exhibits substantial variation across individuals within and between populations due to its complex genetic underpinning, which remains largely elusive. Here, we report a combined genome-wide association study (C-GW...

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Main Authors: Ziyi Xiong, Yi Li, Xianjing Liu, Haojie Lu, Pirro G. Hysi, Luba M. Pardo, Andre G. Uitterlinden, Fernando Rivadeneira, M. Arfan Ikram, Mohsen Ghanbari, Eppo B. Wolvius, Gennady V. Roshchupkin, Stephen Richmond, Tamar Nijsten, Timothy D. Spector, Sijia Wang, Fan Liu, Manfred Kayser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61761-7
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