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Detection of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the human alpha-lactalbumin gene: implications for human milk proteins.
The Journal of nutritional biochemistry - 1 May 2005
Chowanadisai Winyoo, Kelleher Shannon L, Nemeth Jennifer F, Yachetti Stephen, Kuhlman Charles F, Jackson Joan G, Davis Anne M, Lien Eric L, Lönnerdal Bo
Abstract excerpt
Variability in the protein composition of breast milk has been observed in many women and is believed to be due to natural variation of the human population. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are present throughout the entire human genome, but the impact of this variation on human milk composition and biological activity and infant nutrition and health is unclear. The goals of this study were to characterize...
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