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EpiHealth: a large population-based cohort study for investigation of gene-lifestyle interactions in the pathogenesis of common diseases.
European journal of epidemiology - 1 Feb 2013
Lind Lars, Elmståhl Sölve, Bergman Ebba, Englund Martin, Lindberg Eva, Michaelsson Karl, Nilsson Peter M, Sundström Johan
Abstract excerpt
The most common diseases affecting middle-aged and elderly subjects in industrialized countries are multigenetic and lifestyle related. Several attempts have been made to study interactions between genes and lifestyle factors, but most such studies lack the power to examine interactions between several genes and several lifestyle components. The primary objective of the EpiHealth cohort study is to provide a...
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