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Genetic Variants in the ELOVL5 but not ELOVL2 Gene Associated with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Han Chinese Breast Milk.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 1 Jan 2017
Li Xiang, Gan Zhen Wei, Ding Zhen, Wu Yi Xia, Chen Xue Yan, Tian Hui Min, Liu Guo Liang, Yang Ye Tong, Xie Lin
Abstract excerpt
The present study was designed to examine the contributions of the fatty acid elongase (ELOVL) gene polymorphisms to the levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in breast milk. Two hundred and nine healthy Han Chinese mothers were included in the study. Carriers of minor alleles of SNPs (rs2397142 and rs9357760) in ELOVL5 were associated with higher levels of linoleic acid (LA), dihomo-γ-linolenic acid...
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