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Genetic variation predicts serum lycopene concentrations in a multiethnic population of postmenopausal women.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Feb 2015
Zubair Niha, Kooperberg Charles, Liu Jingmin, Di Chongzhi, Peters Ulrike, Neuhouser Marian L
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BACKGROUND: The consumption and blood concentrations of lycopene are both positively and inversely associated with the risk of several chronic diseases. The inconsistences in lycopene disease association studies may stem from a lack of knowledge about the genetic variation in the synthesis, metabolism, and deposition of transport and binding proteins, which potentially influence serum lycopene concentrations....
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