FADS single-nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with behavioral outcomes in children, and the effect varies between sexes and is dependent on PPAR genotype

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 826-832

  Jensen, Heidi A R ^a   Harsløf, Laurine B S ^a   Nielsen, Maria S ^a   Christensen, Line B ^a   Ritz, Christian ^a   Michaelsen, Kim F ^a   Vogel, Ulla ^b   Lauritzen, Lotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PROLINE; ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE;

ACCELEROMETRY; AGE AND STAGE QUESTIONNAIRE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ERYTHROCYTES; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PPAR GAMMA; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84907319189     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.087882     Document Type: Article

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