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Genome-Wide Association Study of Response to Selenium Supplementation and Circulating Selenium Concentrations in Adults of European Descent.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Feb 2021
Batai Ken, Trejo Mario J, Chen Yuliang, Kohler Lindsay N, Lance Peter, Ellis Nathan A, Cornelis Marilyn C, Chow H-H Sherry, Hsu Chiu-Hsieh, Jacobs Elizabeth T
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BACKGROUND: Selenium (Se) is a trace element that has been linked to many health conditions. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified variants for blood and toenail Se levels, but no GWAS has been conducted to date on responses to Se supplementation. OBJECTIVES: A GWAS was performed to identify the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with changes in Se concentrations after 1 year of...
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