Tim D. Spector

Endometriosis is a common condition associated with debilitating pelvic pain and infertility. A genome-wide association study meta-analysis, including 60,674 cases and 701,926 controls of European and East Asian descent, identified 42 genom…

A classical twin study was performed to assess the extent to which genetic factors explain individual differences in age at menopause and (indications for) hysterectomy. It was further examined whether a genetic effect on the timing of the …