Chunk #2 — RESULTS — Genome-wide significant association of WHR with 14 SNPs

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Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution.

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Between-study heterogeneity was low (I2 < 30%) for all but two signals (GRB14 and LYPLAL1, see Supplementary Note) and all 14 associations remained genome-wide significant in a random-effects meta-analysis (Supplementary Table 2).