… JBC van Meurs … Panels (a and b) display the same results but with a different scaling of the
y axis in … Panel (b) displays the same information for the probes of the adjusted model with P<…

Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, represent a potential mechanism for
environmental impacts on human disease. Maternal smoking in pregnancy remains an …

Background Vitamin D is crucial for maintenance of musculoskeletal health, and might also
have a role in extraskeletal tissues. Determinants of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D …

A large number of genetic loci are associated with adult body mass index. However, the
genetics of childhood body mass index are largely unknown. We performed a meta-analysis of …

Epigenome-wide association studies of prenatal exposure to different environmental factors
are becoming increasingly common. These studies are usually performed in umbilical cord …

Osteoporosis is a complex disorder and commonly leads to fractures in elderly persons.
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have become an unbiased approach to identify …

Recent genome-wide (GW) scans have identified several independent loci affecting human
stature, but their contribution through the different skeletal components of height is still poorly …

Background: We examined whether the effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on
birthweight of the offspring was mediated by smoking-induced changes to DNA methylation in …

Background and objectives Chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain (CWP) is a symptom
of fibromyalgia and a complex trait with poorly understood pathogenesis. CWP is heritable (…

Introduction Preeclampsia (PE) carries increased risks of cardiovascular- and metabolic
diseases in mothers and offspring during the life course. While the severe early-onset PE (EOPE…