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Associations between Serum Betaine, Methyl-Metabolizing Genetic Polymorphisms and Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study in Community-Dwelling Chinese Adults.
Nutrients - 15 Jan 2022
Lu Xiaoting, Huang Rongzhu, Li Shuyi, Fang Aiping, Chen Yuming, Chen Si, Wang Fan, Lin Xinlei, Liu Zhaoyan, Zhu Huilian
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Previous studies have explored associations between betaine and diabetes, but few have considered the effects of genes on them. We aimed to examine associations between serum betaine, methyl-metabolizing genetic polymorphisms and the risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults. This prospective study comprised 1565 subjects aged 40-75 without type 2 diabetes at baseline. Serum betaine was measured by...
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