Gene-environment interactions in the Italy-Argentina "Colombo 2000" project.

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Gene-environment interactions in the Italy-Argentina "Colombo 2000" project.

Functional neurology - 1 Jan 2000

Román G C

Abstract excerpt

The phenomenon of massive migration is a true "natural experiment" that offers opportunities for the study of gene-environment interactions in disease pathogenesis. Comparison of disease incidence, prevalence and mortality in the original population and in the migrant group, exposed to vastly dif...

Topics

Alcohol Drinking
Argentina
Cerebral Infarction
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Incidence
Italy
Male
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Survival Rate
Transients and Migrants

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