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The influence of Scandinavian presence on Greenlandic lactase persistence

Símun Niclasena Department of Geriatric Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;b Arctic Health Research Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Stig Andersena Department of Geriatric Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;b Arctic Health Research Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;c Department of Internal Medicine, Queen Ingrid’s Hospital, Nuuk, Greenland;d Greenland Institute for Health Research, Ilisimatusarfik, Greenland University, Nuuk, Greenland;e Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3632-5213
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Nadja Albertsena Department of Geriatric Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;b Arctic Health Research Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;d Greenland Institute for Health Research, Ilisimatusarfik, Greenland University, Nuuk, GreenlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6774-9492
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Henrik Bygum Krarupe Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark;f Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 349-353 | Received 06 Jul 2022, Accepted 18 Oct 2022, Published online: 28 Oct 2022

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