[HTML][HTML] A genome-wide association scan implicates DCHS2, RUNX2, GLI3, PAX1 and EDAR in human facial variation

K Adhikari, M Fuentes-Guajardo… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
We report a genome-wide association scan for facial features in∼ 6,000 Latin Americans.
We evaluated 14 traits on an ordinal scale and found significant association (P values< 5× …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of five novel genetic loci related to facial morphology by genome-wide association studies

S Cha, JE Lim, AY Park, JH Do, SW Lee, C Shin… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Face morphology is strongly determined by genetic factors. However, only a
small number of genes related to face morphology have been identified to date. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study reveals multiple loci influencing normal human facial morphology

JR Shaffer, E Orlova, MK Lee, EJ Leslie… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Numerous lines of evidence point to a genetic basis for facial morphology in humans, yet
little is known about how specific genetic variants relate to the phenotypic expression of …

Genetic variants underlying differences in facial morphology in East Asian and European populations

M Zhang, S Wu, S Du, W Qian, J Chen, L Qiao… - Nature Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Facial morphology—a conspicuous feature of human appearance—is highly heritable.
Previous studies on the genetic basis of facial morphology were performed mainly in …

[HTML][HTML] A genome-wide association study identifies five loci influencing facial morphology in Europeans

F Liu, F Van Der Lijn, C Schurmann, G Zhu… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Inter-individual variation in facial shape is one of the most noticeable phenotypes in
humans, and it is clearly under genetic regulation; however, almost nothing is known about …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study of three-dimensional facial morphology identifies a variant in PAX3 associated with nasion position

L Paternoster, AI Zhurov, AM Toma, JP Kemp… - The American Journal of …, 2012 - cell.com
Craniofacial morphology is highly heritable, but little is known about which genetic variants
influence normal facial variation in the general population. We aimed to identify genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study of facial morphology reveals novel associations with FREM1 and PARK2

MK Lee, JR Shaffer, EJ Leslie, E Orlova, JC Carlson… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Several studies have now shown evidence of association between common genetic variants
and quantitative facial traits in humans. The reported associations generally involve simple …

A GWAS in Latin Americans identifies novel face shape loci, implicating VPS13B and a Denisovan introgressed region in facial variation

B Bonfante, P Faux, N Navarro, J Mendoza-Revilla… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
To characterize the genetic basis of facial features in Latin Americans, we performed a
genome-wide association study (GWAS) of more than 6000 individuals using 59 landmark …

[HTML][HTML] Genomewide Association Study of African Children Identifies Association of SCHIP1 and PDE8A with Facial Size and Shape

JB Cole, M Manyama, E Kimwaga, J Mathayo… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The human face is a complex assemblage of highly variable yet clearly heritable anatomic
structures that together make each of us unique, distinguishable, and recognizable …

Genome-wide mapping of global-to-local genetic effects on human facial shape

P Claes, J Roosenboom, JD White, T Swigut, D Sero… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Genome-wide association scans of complex multipartite traits like the human face typically
use preselected phenotypic measures. Here we report a data-driven approach to …