Circulating beta-carotene levels and type 2 diabetes-cause or effect?

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Circulating beta-carotene levels are inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes, but the causal direction of this association is not certain. In this study we used a Mendelian randomisation approach to provide evidence for or against the causal role of the antioxidant vitami...

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Main Authors: Perry, JR, Ferrucci, L, Bandinelli, S, Guralnik, J, Semba, R, Rice, N, Melzer, D, Saxena, R, Scott, L, McCarthy, M, Hattersley, A, Zeggini, E, Weedon, M, Frayling, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009