Genetic and epigenetic transgenerational implications related to omega-3 fatty acids. Part I: Maternal FADS2 genotype and DNA methylation correlate with polyunsaturated fatty acid status in toddlers: An exploratory analysis

Nutrition Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 939-947

  Lupu, Daniel S ^a,b   Cheatham, Carol L ^a,c   Corbin, Karen D ^a,b   Niculescu, Mihai D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary intakes; DNA methylation; FADS2; Nutrigenomics; Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; GENOMIC DNA; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROTEIN FADS2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FADS2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TODDLER; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; INFANT;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS;

EID: 84952639014     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2015.09.004     Document Type: Article

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