To identify possible further menarche loci we then explored the set of 12,062 ns-SNPs for association with age at menarche in our GWAS sample. Outside of the already associated regions, three ns-SNPs were associated with age at menarche after correction for multiple testing (Bonferroni threshold for 12,062 independent tests was P<4.1×10−6). These ns-SNPs were rs1254319 in C14orf39 (P=1.9×10−7), rs7653652 in C3orf38 (P=1.4×10−6) and rs913588 in JMJD2C (P=3.3×10−6).
