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Genome-wide association study of caffeine metabolites provides new insights to caffeine metabolism and dietary caffeine-consumption behavior.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Dec 2016
Cornelis Marilyn C, Kacprowski Tim, Menni Cristina, Gustafsson Stefan, Pivin Edward, Adamski Jerzy, Artati Anna, Eap Chin B, Ehret Georg, Friedrich Nele, Ganna Andrea, Guessous Idris, Homuth Georg, Lind Lars, Magnusson Patrik K, Mangino Massimo, Pedersen Nancy L, Pietzner Maik, Suhre Karsten, Völzke Henry, Bochud Murielle, Spector Tim D, Grabe Hans J, Ingelsson Erik
Abstract excerpt
Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world and presents with wide interindividual variation in metabolism. This variation may modify potential adverse or beneficial effects of caffeine on health. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of plasma caffeine, paraxanthine, theophylline, theobromine and paraxanthine/caffeine ratio among up to 9,876 individuals of European...
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