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Genome-wide association study identifies novel loci associated with serum level of vitamin B12 in Chinese men.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jun 2012
Lin Xiaoling, Lu Daru, Gao Yong, Tao Sha, Yang Xiaobo, Feng Junjie, Tan Aihua, Zhang Haiying, Hu Yanling, Qin Xue, Kim Seong-Tae, Peng Tao, Li Li, Mo Linjian, Zhang Shijun, Trent Jeffrey M, Mo Zengnan, Zheng S Lilly, Xu Jianfeng, Sun Jielin
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin B12 (VitB12 or cobalamin) is an essential cofactor in several metabolic pathways. Clinically, VitB12 deficiency is associated with pernicious anemia, neurodegenerative disorder, cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal disease. Although previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified several genes, including FUT2, CUBN, TCN1 and MUT, that may influence VitB12 levels in European populations,...
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