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Regional variation in health is predominantly driven by lifestyle rather than genetics.

Nature communications - 6 Oct 2017

Amador Carmen, Xia Charley, Nagy Réka, Campbell Archie, Porteous David, Smith Blair H, Hastie Nick, Vitart Veronique, Hayward Caroline, Navarro Pau, Haley Chris S

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Regional differences in health-related phenotypes have been detected between and within countries. In Scotland, regions differ for a variety of health-related traits and display differences in mean lifespan of up to 7.5 years. Both genetics and lifestyle differences are potential causes of this variation. Using data on obesity-related traits of ~11,000 Scottish individuals with genome-wide genetic information and...

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PMID: 28986520
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00497-5
PMCID: PMC5630587

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