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Balancing life-style and genomics research for disease prevention.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 26 Apr 2002
Willett Walter C
Abstract excerpt
Genetic and environmental factors, including diet and life-style, both contribute to cardiovascular disease, cancers, and other major causes of mortality, but various lines of evidence indicate that environmental factors are most important. Overly enthusiastic expectations regarding the benefits of genetic research for disease prevention have the potential to distort research priorities and spending for health....
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