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Using race as a social construct when looking at differences in racial associations between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes

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NAFLD:

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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    Francois G. Rollin, Colin Washington & Shelly-Ann Fluker

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Rollin, F.G., Washington, C. & Fluker, SA. Using race as a social construct when looking at differences in racial associations between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 67, 211–212 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-023-05998-1

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