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Genome-wide association study of selenium concentrations.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Mar 2015
Cornelis Marilyn C, Fornage Myriam, Foy Millennia, Xun Pengcheng, Gladyshev Vadim N, Morris Steve, Chasman Daniel I, Hu Frank B, Rimm Eric B, Kraft Peter, Jordan Joanne M, Mozaffarian Dariush, He Ka
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Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element in human nutrition, but its role in certain health conditions, particularly among Se sufficient populations, is controversial. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of blood Se concentrations previously identified a locus at 5q14 near BHMT. We performed a GW meta-analysis of toenail Se concentrations, which reflect a longer duration of exposure than blood Se...
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