Ziyi Xiong
Department of Genetic Identification, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Gabriela Dankova
Department of Genetic Identification, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Laurence J Howe
Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Myoung Keun Lee
Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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Pirro G Hysi
Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Markus A de Jong
Department of Genetic Identification, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Gu Zhu
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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Kaustubh Adhikari
Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Dan Li
CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai, China
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Yi Li
CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Bejing Institute of Genomics, Beijing, China
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Bo Pan
Department of Auricular Reconstruction, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Beijing, China
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Eleanor Feingold
Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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Mary L Marazita
Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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John R Shaffer
Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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Kerrie McAloney
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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Shu-Hua Xu
CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai, China
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Li Jin
CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai, China
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Sijia Wang
CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai, China
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Femke MS de Vrij
Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Bas Lendemeijer
Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Stephen Richmond
University Dental School, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Alexei Zhurov
University Dental School, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Sarah Lewis
Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Gemma C Sharp
Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Lavinia Paternoster
Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Holly Thompson
Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Rolando Gonzales-Jose
CENPAT-CONICET, Instituto Patagonico de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
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Maria Catira Bortolini
Departamento de Genetica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Samuel Canizales-Quinteros
Unidad de Genomica de Poblaciones Aplicada a la Salud, UNAM-Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genomica, Mexico City, Mexico
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Carla Gallo
Laboratorios de Investigacion y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofıa, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Giovanni Poletti
Laboratorios de Investigacion y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofıa, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Gabriel Bedoya
Genetica Molecular, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
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Francisco Rothhammer
Instituto de Alta Investigacion, Universidad de Tarapaca, Arica, Chile
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André G Uitterlinden
Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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M Arfan Ikram
Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Eppo Wolvius
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Special Dental Care, and Orthodontics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Steven A Kushner
Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Tamar EC Nijsten
Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Robert-Jan TS Palstra
Department of Biochemistry, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Stefan Boehringer
Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Sarah E Medland
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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Kun Tang
CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai, China
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Andrés Ruiz-Linares
Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Nicholas G Martin
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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Timothy D Spector
Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Evie Stergiakouli
Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Seth M Weinberg
Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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Fan Liu
CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Bejing, China
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Manfred Kayser
Department of Genetic Identification, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (740580 (VISAGE))
Levelhulm Trust (F/07 134/DF)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (91631307)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (91731303)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (30890034)
Australian NHMRC Fellowship (APP1103623)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31771388)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (315014)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31711530331)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31271338)
National Science Foundation of China (91651507)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R01-DE027023)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R01-DE016148)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (X01-HG007821)
Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (911-03-012)
National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFC083501)
Strategic Priority Reserach Program Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDC010400100)
China Scholarship Council (PhD Fellowship)
Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (1750102005011)
Medical Research Council (102215/2/13/2)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (U01-DE20078)
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
Human subjects: All cohort participants gave informed consent and consent to publish. The different cohort studies involved have been approved by their local ethics committees and in part higher institutions such as ministries, as described in the Material and Method section. Protocol numbers can be found for each cohort in the Materials and Methods section.