Article
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the FADS Gene Cluster but not the ELOVL2 Gene are Associated with Serum Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Composition and Development of Allergy (in a Swedish Birth Cohort).
Nutrients - 3 Dec 2015
Barman Malin, Nilsson Staffan, Torinsson Naluai Åsa, Sandin Anna, Wold Agnes E, Sandberg Ann-Sofie
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) influences immune function and may affect the risk of allergy development. Long chain PUFAs are produced from dietary precursors catalyzed by desaturases and elongases encoded by FADS and ELOVL genes. In 211 subjects, we investigated whether polymorphisms in the FADS gene cluster and the ELOVL2 gene were associated with allergy or PUFA composition in serum...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.