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SUBMITTER: Evans DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3766178 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Evans David M DM Zhu Gu G Dy Veronica V Heath Andrew C AC Madden Pamela A F PA Kemp John P JP McMahon George G St Pourcain Beate B Timpson Nicholas J NJ Golding Jean J Lawlor Debbie A DA Steer Colin C Montgomery Grant W GW Martin Nicholas G NG Smith George Davey GD Whitfield John B JB
Human molecular genetics 20130529 19
Genetic variation affecting absorption, distribution or excretion of essential trace elements may lead to health effects related to sub-clinical deficiency. We have tested for allelic effects of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on blood copper, selenium and zinc in a genome-wide association study using two adult cohorts from Australia and the UK. Participants were recruited in Australia from twins and their families and in the UK from pregnant women. We measured erythrocyte Cu, Se and Zn ( ...[more]