MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Variation in the SLC23A1 gene does not influence cardiometabolic outcomes to the extent expected given its association with L-ascorbic acid.

Wade KH, Forouhi NG, Cook DG, Johnson P, McConnachie A, Morris RW, Rodriguez S, Ye Z, Ebrahim S, Padmanabhan S, Watt G, Bruckdorfer KR, Wareham NJ, Whincup PH, Chanock S, Sattar N, Lawlor DA, Davey Smith G, Timpson NJ

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Dec 2014

(DOI : 10.3945/ajcn.114.092981)

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Genetic variation at the SLC23A1 locus is associated with circulating concentrations of L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C): evidence from 5 independent studies with >15,000 participants.

Timpson NJ, Forouhi NG, Brion MJ, Harbord RM, Cook DG, Johnson P, McConnachie A, Morris RW, Rodriguez S, Luan J, Ebrahim S, Padmanabhan S, Watt G, Bruckdorfer KR, Wareham NJ, Whincup PH, Chanock S, Sattar N, Lawlor DA, Davey Smith G

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Jun 2010

(DOI : 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29438)

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