TY - JOUR A1 - Ikram, M. Arfan A1 - Fornage, Myriam A1 - Smith, Albert V. A1 - Seshadri, Sudha A1 - Schmidt, Reinhold A1 - Debette, Stephanie A1 - Vrooman, Henri A. A1 - Sigurdsson, Sigurdur A1 - Ropele, Stefan A1 - Taal, H. Rob A1 - Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O. A1 - Coker, Laura H. A1 - Longstreth, W. T. A1 - Niessen, Wiro J. A1 - DeStefano, Anita L. A1 - Beiser, Alexa A1 - Zijdenbos, Alex P. A1 - Struchalin, Maksim A1 - Jack, Clifford R. A1 - Rivadeneira, Fernando A1 - Uitterlinden, Andre G. A1 - Knopman, David S. A1 - Hartikainen, Anna-Liisa A1 - Pennell, Craig E. A1 - Thiering, Elisabeth A1 - Steegers, Eric A. P. A1 - Hakonarson, Hakon A1 - Heinrich, Joachim A1 - Palmer, Lyle J. A1 - Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta A1 - McCarthy, Mark I. A1 - Grant, Struan F. A. A1 - St Pourcain, Beate A1 - Timpson, Nicholas J. A1 - Smith, George Davey A1 - Sovio, Ulla A1 - Nalls, Mike A. A1 - Au, Rhoda A1 - Hofman, Albert A1 - Gudnason, Haukur A1 - van der Lugt, Aad A1 - Harris, Tamara B. A1 - Meeks, William M. A1 - Vernooij, Meike W. A1 - van Buchem, Mark A. A1 - Catellier, Diane A1 - Jaddoe, Vincent W. V. A1 - Gudnason, Vilmundur A1 - Windham, B. Gwen A1 - Wolf, Philip A. A1 - van Duijn, Cornelia M. A1 - Mosley, Thomas H. A1 - Schmidt, Helena A1 - Launer, Lenore J. A1 - Breteler, Monique M. B. A1 - DeCarli, Charles A1 - Adair, Linda S. A1 - Ang, Wei A1 - Atalay, Mustafa A1 - vanBeijsterveldt, Toos A1 - Bergen, Nienke A1 - Benke, Kelly A1 - Berry, Diane J. A1 - Coin, Lachlan A1 - Davis, Oliver S. P. A1 - Elliott, Paul A1 - Flexeder, Claudia A1 - Frayling, Tim A1 - Gaillard, Romy A1 - Groen-Blokhuis, Maria A1 - Goh, Liang-Kee A1 - Haworth, Claire M. A. A1 - Hadley, Dexter A1 - Hebebrand, Johannes A1 - Hinney, Anke A1 - Hirschhorn, Joel N. A1 - Holloway, John W. A1 - Holst, Claus A1 - Hottenga, Jouke Jan A1 - Horikoshi, Momoko A1 - Huikari, Ville A1 - Hypponen, Elina A1 - Kilpelainen, Tuomas O. A1 - Kirin, Mirna A1 - Kowgier, Matthew A1 - Lakka, Hanna-Maaria A1 - Lange, Leslie A. A1 - Lawlor, Debbie A. A1 - Lehtimaki, Terho A1 - Lewin, Alex A1 - Lindgren, Cecilia A1 - Lindi, Virpi A1 - Maggi, Reedik A1 - Marsh, Julie A1 - Middeldorp, Christel A1 - Millwood, Iona A1 - Murray, Jeffrey C. A1 - Nivard, Michel A1 - Nohr, Ellen Aagaard A1 - Ntalla, Ioanna A1 - Oken, Emily A1 - Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope A1 - Pararajasingham, Jennifer A1 - Rodriguez, Alina A1 - Salem, Rany M. A1 - Sebert, Sylvain A1 - Siitonen, Niina A1 - Strachan, David P. A1 - Teo, Yik-Ying A1 - Valcarcel, Beatriz A1 - Willemsen, Gonneke A1 - Zeggini, Eleftheria A1 - Boomsma, Dorret I. A1 - Cooper, Cyrus A1 - Gillman, Matthew A1 - Hocher, Berthold A1 - Lakka, Timo A. A1 - Mohlke, Karen L. A1 - Dedoussis, George V. A1 - Ong, Ken K. A1 - Pearson, Ewan R. A1 - Price, Thomas S. A1 - Power, Chris A1 - Raitakari, Olli T. A1 - Saw, Seang-Mei A1 - Scherag, Andre A1 - Simell, Olli A1 - Sorensen, Thorkild I. A. A1 - Wilson, James F. T1 - Common variants at 6q22 and 17q21 are associated with intracranial volume JF - Nature genetics N2 - During aging, intracranial volume remains unchanged and represents maximally attained brain size, while various interacting biological phenomena lead to brain volume loss. Consequently, intracranial volume and brain volume in late life reflect different genetic influences. Our genome-wide association study (GWAS) in 8,175 community-dwelling elderly persons did not reveal any associations at genome-wide significance (P < 5 x 10(-8)) for brain volume. In contrast, intracranial volume was significantly associated with two loci: rs4273712 (P = 3.4 x 10(-11)), a known height-associated locus on chromosome 6q22, and rs9915547 (P = 1.5 x 10(-12)), localized to the inversion on chromosome 17q21. We replicated the associations of these loci with intracranial volume in a separate sample of 1,752 elderly persons (P = 1.1 x 10(-3) for 6q22 and 1.2 x 10(-3) for 17q21). Furthermore, we also found suggestive associations of the 17q21 locus with head circumference in 10,768 children (mean age of 14.5 months). Our data identify two loci associated with head size, with the inversion at 17q21 also likely to be involved in attaining maximal brain size. Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2245 SN - 1061-4036 VL - 44 IS - 5 SP - 539 EP - + PB - Nature Publ. Group CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Kerstin E. A1 - Altenkamp, Rainer A1 - Raila, Jens A1 - Schmidt, Daniel A1 - Dietrich, Robert A1 - Hurtienne, Andrea A1 - Wink, Michael A1 - Krone, Oliver A1 - Brunnberg, Leo A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. T1 - Plasma concentration of alpha-tocopherol in different free-ranging birds of prey JF - European journal of wildlife research N2 - In this study, we investigated the alpha-tocopherol plasma concentrations in healthy free-ranging nestlings of the white-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) (n=32), osprey (Pandion haliaetus) (n=39), northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) (n=25), common buzzard (Buteo buteo) (n=31), and honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) (n=18) as well as of free-ranging adults of the white-tailed sea eagle (n=10), osprey (n=31), and northern goshawk (n=45). alpha-Tocopherol plasma concentrations were determined by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. alpha-Tocopherol plasma concentrations in nestlings of osprey, white-tailed sea eagle, and northern goshawk did not differ significantly amongst the species, but the common buzzard and honey buzzard nestlings had significantly lower alpha-tocopherol plasma concentrations than nestlings of the other species (both P<0.001). Adult male ospreys and white-tailed sea eagles had significantly higher alpha-tocopherol concentrations compared to adult females (both P<0.005). Adult ospreys and northern goshawks had significantly higher alpha-tocopherol plasma concentrations compared to their nestlings (both P<0.001). In adult female northern goshawks, plasma concentrations of alpha-tocopherol increased significantly before egg laying (P<0.001). These results demonstrate alpha-tocopherol plasma concentrations in birds of prey to be species specific and influenced by age and reproductive status. KW - alpha-Tocopherol KW - Birds of prey KW - Plasma concentration Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-011-0516-z SN - 1612-4642 VL - 57 IS - 5 SP - 1043 EP - 1049 PB - Springer CY - New York ER -