FADS1 FADS2 gene cluster, PUFA intake and blood lipids in children: results from the GINIplus and LISAplus studies.

FADS1 FADS2 gene cluster, PUFA intake and blood lipids in children: results from the GINIplus and LISAplus studies.

BACKGROUND: Elevated cholesterol levels in children can be a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in later life. In adults, it has been shown that blood lipid levels are strongly influenced by polymorphisms in the fatty acid desaturase (FADS) gene cluster in addition to nutritional and other exog...

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Main Authors: Marie Standl, Eva Lattka, Barbara Stach, Sibylle Koletzko, Carl-Peter Bauer, Andrea von Berg, Dietrich Berdel, Ursula Krämer, Beate Schaaf, Stefan Röder, Olf Herbarth, Anette Buyken, Tim Drogies, Joachim Thiery, Berthold Koletzko, Joachim Heinrich, GINIplus Study Group, LISAplus Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3357401?pdf=render

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