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Fish oil supplementation in pregnancy modifies neonatal progenitors at birth in infants at risk of atopy.
Pediatric research - 1 Feb 2005
Denburg Judah A, Hatfield Holly M, Cyr Michael M, Hayes Lisa, Holt Patrick G, Sehmi Roma, Dunstan Janet A, Prescott Susan L
Abstract excerpt
Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may represent a mode of allergy prevention. Cord blood (CB) CD34+ hemopoietic progenitors are altered in infants at risk of atopy. We therefore studied the effects of dietary n-3 PUFA supplementation during pregnancy on numbers and function of progenitors in neonates at high risk of atopy. In a double-blind study, atopic, pregnant women were randomized to receive...
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