α-Linolenic acid, Δ6-desaturase gene polymorphism, and the risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 554-560

  Baylin, Ana ^a   Ruiz Narvaez, Edward ^b   Kraft, Peter ^b   Campos, Hannia ^b,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Diet; Epidemiology; Fatty acids; Genetics; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA; PREVALENCE; PROMOTER REGION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33846868388     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/85.2.554     Document Type: Article

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