Association of the European Lactase Persistence Variant (LCT-13910 C>T Polymorphism) with Obesity in the Canary Islands

Ricardo Almon; Eva Elisa Álvarez-León; Lluís Serra-Majem

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043978

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Association of the European Lactase Persistence Variant (LCT-13910 C>T Polymorphism) with Obesity in the Canary Islands

Ricardo Almon ,

* E-mail: ricardo.almon@orebroll.se

Affiliation Family Medicine Research Centre, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Eva Elisa Álvarez-León,

Affiliation Preventive Medicine Service, Canary Health Service, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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Lluís Serra-Majem

Affiliation Preventive Medicine Service, Canary Health Service, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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Association of the European Lactase Persistence Variant (LCT-13910 C>T Polymorphism) with Obesity in the Canary Islands

Ricardo Almon,
Eva Elisa Álvarez-León,
Lluís Serra-Majem

Published: August 24, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043978

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