Genetic and environmental factors affecting birth size variation: a pooled individual-based analysis of secular trends and global geographical differences using 26 twin cohorts

JOURNAL ARTICLE published 1 August 2018 in International Journal of Epidemiology

Research funded by Academy of Finland (#266592) | Centre of Research Excellence (1079102) | Boston University Twin (#R01 HD068435,#R01 MH062375) | National Institute on Aging (1RO1-AG13662–01A2) | Colorado Twin Registry (DA011015) | Longitudinal Twin Study (HD10333,5T32DA017637–11) | European Network for Genetic and Genomic Epidemiology (201413) | National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA-12502, AA-00145,AA-09203) | Center of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics (213506,129680) | Academy of Finland (100499,205585,118555,141054,265240,263278,264146) | Cancer Research UK (C1418/A7974) | Longitudinal Israeli Study of Twins (240994) | Michigan State University (R01-MH081813,R01-MH0820–54,R01-MH092377–02,R21-MH070542–01,R03-MH63851–01) | NIMH (R01-HD066040) | NICHD (11-SPG-2518) | European Union’s Seventh Framework Programmes ENGAGE Consortium (HEALTH-F4–2007-201413) | BioSHaRE EU (HEALTH-F4–2010-261433) | NWO (904–61-090,985–10-002,912–10-020,904–61-193,480–04-004,463–06-001,451–04-034,400–05-717) | European Research Council (ERC - 230374) | Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (437015,607358) | Bonnie Babes Foundation (BBF20704) | Financial Markets Foundation for Children (032–2007) | TEDS (G0901245) | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (31/D19086) | MRC (‘MR/M021475/1’) | Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (15H05105)

Authors: Yoshie Yokoyama | Aline Jelenkovic | Yoon-Mi Hur | Reijo Sund | Corrado Fagnani | Maria A Stazi | Sonia Brescianini | Fuling Ji | Feng Ning | Zengchang Pang | Ariel Knafo-Noam | David Mankuta | Lior Abramson | Esther Rebato | John L Hopper | Tessa L Cutler | Kimberly J Saudino | Tracy L Nelson | Keith E Whitfield | Robin P Corley | Brooke M Huibregtse | Catherine A Derom | Robert F Vlietinck | Ruth J F Loos | Clare H Llewellyn | Abigail Fisher | Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen | Henning Beck-Nielsen | Morten Sodemann | Robert F Krueger | Matt McGue | Shandell Pahlen | Meike Bartels | Catharina E M van Beijsterveldt | Gonneke Willemsen | Jennifer R Harris | Ingunn Brandt | Thomas S Nilsen | Jeffrey M Craig | Richard Saffery | Lise Dubois | Michel Boivin | Mara Brendgen | Ginette Dionne | Frank Vitaro | Claire M A Haworth | Robert Plomin | Gombojav Bayasgalan | Danshiitsoodol Narandalai | Finn Rasmussen | Per Tynelius | Adam D Tarnoki | David L Tarnoki | Syuichi Ooki | Richard J Rose | Kirsi H Pietiläinen | Thorkild I A Sørensen | Dorret I Boomsma | Jaakko Kaprio | Karri Silventoinen