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Lifestyle may modify the glucose-raising effect of genetic loci. A study in the Greek population.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Mar 2016
Marouli E, Kanoni S, Dimitriou M, Kolovou G, Deloukas P, Dedoussis G
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Lifestyle habits including dietary intake and physical activity are closely associated with multiple body processes including glucose metabolism and are known to affect human health. Recent genome-wide association studies have identified several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with glucose levels. The hypothesis tested here is whether a healthy lifestyle assessed via a score...
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