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Interactions between the dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio and genetic factors determine susceptibility to pediatric Crohn's disease.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2014
Costea Irina, Mack David R, Lemaitre Rozenn N, Israel David, Marcil Valerie, Ahmad Ali, Amre Devendra K
Abstract excerpt
Increased dietary ratios of ω6/ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD), but epidemiologic data are limited. We investigated whether variants of genes that control polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism (CYP4F3, FADS1, and FADS2), along with t...
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