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Cancer death is related to high palmitoleic acid in serum and to polymorphisms in the SCD-1 gene in healthy Swedish men.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Mar 2014
Byberg Liisa, Kilander Lena, Warensjö Lemming Eva, Michaëlsson Karl, Vessby Bengt
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A high proportion of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) or a high ratio of MUFAs to saturated fatty acids in plasma, reflecting a high activity of the lipogenic enzyme stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD-1), has been shown to be related to cancer death and incidence in some studies. OBJECTIVES: The objective was to study whether the serum cholesteryl ester proportion of palmitoleic acid [16:1n-7...
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