Apolipoprotein E4 influences growth and cognitive responses to micronutrient supplementation in shantytown children from northeast Brazil

Apolipoprotein E4 influences growth and cognitive responses to micronutrient supplementation in shantytown children from northeast Brazil

OBJECTIVE: Apolipoprotein E4 may benefit children during early periods of life when the body is challenged by infection and nutritional decline. We examined whether apolipoprotein E4 affects intestinal barrier function, improving short-term growth and long-term cognitive outcomes in Brazilian shanty...

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Main Authors: Sumeet S Mitter, Reinaldo B Oriá, Michelle P Kvalsund, Paula Pamplona, Emanuella Silva Joventino, Rosa M. S. Mota, Davi C Gonçalves, Peter D Patrick, Richard L Guerrant, Aldo A. M Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
APOE4
Malnutrition
Cognitive Outcomes
Intestinal Permeability
Glutamine
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000100003

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