Genetic variation in polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and its potential relevance for human development and health

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 27-40

  Glaser, Claudia ^a   Lattka, Eva ^b   Rzehak, Peter ^b,c   Steer, Colin ^d   Koletzko, Berthold ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Docosahexaenoic acid; FADS gene cluster; Fatty acid desaturases; Omega 3 fatty acids; Omega 6 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE 1; ADRENIC ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID DESATURASE 2; FATTY ACID DESATURASE 3; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; GENE PRODUCT; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSATRIENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BREAST MILK; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DIET; ECZEMA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; ETHNICITY; FADS1 GENE; FADS2 GENE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFESTYLE; LIPID METABOLISM; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BREAST FEEDING; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; INFANT; MILK, HUMAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79952233101     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00319.x     Document Type: Review

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