Genetic variants in the FADS gene cluster are associated with arachidonic acid concentrations of human breast milk at 1.5 and 6 mo postpartum and influence the course of milk dodecanoic, tetracosenoic, and trans-9-octadecenoic acid concentrations over the duration of lactation.

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Genetic variants in the FADS gene cluster are associated with arachidonic acid concentrations of human breast milk at 1.5 and 6 mo postpartum and influence the course of milk dodecanoic, tetracosenoic, and trans-9-octadecenoic acid concentrations over the duration of lactation.

The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Feb 2011

Lattka Eva, Rzehak Peter, Szabó Éva, Jakobik Viktoria, Weck Melanie, Weyermann Maria, Grallert Harald, Rothenbacher Dietrich, Heinrich Joachim, Brenner Hermann, Decsi Tamás, Illig Thomas, Koletzko Berthold

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BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is considered an optimal nutritional source of n-6 (omega-6) and n-3 (omega-3) fatty acids (FAs) for the proper visual and cognitive development of newborn children. In addition to maternal nutrition as an important regulator of FA concentrations, first results exist on an association of breast-milk FAs with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the FADS gene cluster, which encodes...

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