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Genetic variations in polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism--implications for child health?
Annals of nutrition & metabolism - 1 Jan 2012
Lattka Eva, Klopp Norman, Demmelmair H, Klingler M, Heinrich Joachim, Koletzko Berthold
Abstract excerpt
Sufficient nutritional supply with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) has long been considered as beneficial for child health, especially in regard to neuronal development and allergic diseases. In recent years, genetic association studies showed that in addition to nutritional influences, the genetic background is highly important for PUFA composition in human tissues. Specifically, polymorphisms in the fatty...
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