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Dietary effect on glucose homeostasis is modulated by a loss-of-function variant in the sucrase-isomaltase gene: a randomised, dietary crossover intervention in Inuit.
Diabetologia - 1 Jul 2026
Senftleber Ninna, Christensen Marie Mathilde B, Carstensen Bendix, Stæger Frederik Filip, Frøst Michael B, Gillum Matthew P, Hansen Torben, Jørgensen Marit E
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Homozygous carriers of a loss-of-function variant in the sucrase-isomaltase (SI) gene (c.273_274delAG) are unable to digest sucrose and parts of starch. The variant is common only in Indigenous Arctic populations such as the Greenlandic Inuit and has been associated with a healthier metabolic profile. In a unique gene-diet intervention, we aimed to study whether the SI genotype modulates the...
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