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PUFA status at birth and allergy-related phenotypes in childhood: a pooled analysis of the Maastricht Essential Fatty Acid Birth (MEFAB) and RHEA birth cohorts.
The British journal of nutrition - 1 Jan 2018
Stratakis Nikos, Gielen Marij, Margetaki Katerina, de Groot Renate H M, Apostolaki Maria, Chalkiadaki Georgia, Vafeiadi Marina, Leventakou Vasiliki, Godschalk Roger W, Kogevinas Manolis, Stephanou Euripides G, Zeegers Maurice P, Chatzi Leda
Abstract excerpt
Lower prenatal exposure to n-3 PUFA relative to n-6 PUFA has been hypothesised to influence allergy development, but evidence remains largely inconsistent. In the Dutch Maastricht Essential Fatty Acid Birth (MEFAB) (n 293) and Greek RHEA Mother-Child (n 213) cohorts, we investigated whether cord blood phospholipid PUFA concentrations are associated with symptoms of wheeze, asthma, rhinitis and eczema at the age...
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