Genetic variation at the FADS1-FADS2 gene locus influences delta-5 desaturase activity and LC-PUFA proportions after fish oil supplement

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 542-551

  Al Hilal, Maryam ^a   AlSaleh, Aseel ^a   Maniou, Zoitsa ^a   Lewis, Fiona J ^a   Hall, Wendy L ^a   Sanders, Thomas A B ^a   O'Dell, Sandra D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Gene nutrient interaction; Haplotype; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE 1; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE 1 GENE; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHROCYTE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE GENE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGULATOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTES; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; FISH OILS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC LOCI; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84872474947     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.P032276     Document Type: Article

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