Genetic Variation and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Cohort Study on Migrants from the Former Soviet Union and a Native German Population

Genetic Variation and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Cohort Study on Migrants from the Former Soviet Union and a Native German Population

Resettlers are a large migrant group of more than 2 million people in Germany who migrated mainly from the former Soviet Union to Germany after 1989. We sought to compare the distribution of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to investigate the overall genetic differences in...

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Main Authors: Marianne Huebner, Daniela Börnigen, Andreas Deckert, Rolf Holle, Christa Meisinger, Martina Müller-Nurasyid, Annette Peters, Wolfgang Rathmann, Heiko Becher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
migrants
resettlers
genetic differences
cardiovascular diseases
GWAS
lifestyle
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/12/6215

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