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PROVIDER: EGAD00001007730 | EGA |
REPOSITORIES: EGA
Obón-Santacana Mireia M Vilardell Mireia M Carreras Anna A Duran Xavier X Velasco Juan J Galván-Femenía Iván I Alonso Teresa T Puig Lluís L Sumoy Lauro L Duell Eric J EJ Perucho Manuel M Moreno Victor V de Cid Rafael R
BMJ open 20180327 3
<h4>Purpose</h4>The prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing worldwide. NCDs are the leading cause of both morbidity and mortality, and it is estimated that by 2030, they will be responsible for 80% of deaths across the world. The Genomes for Life (GCAT) project is a long-term prospective cohort study that was designed to integrate and assess the role of epidemiological, genomic and epigenomic factors in the development of major chronic diseases in Catalonia, a north- ...[more]