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Dietary n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, the FADS gene, and the risk of gastric cancer in a Korean population.
Scientific reports - 28 Feb 2018
Lee Sunghee, Lee Jeonghee, Choi Il Ju, Kim Young-Woo, Ryu Keun Won, Kim Young-Il, Kim Jeongseon
Abstract excerpt
n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and n-6 PUFAs are reported to have immunomodulatory effects, but few studies have examined these functions. Thus, we examined whether dietary n-3 and n-6 PUFAs are associated with the risk of gastric cancer and further investigated whether fatty acid desaturases 1 and 2 (FADS1 and FADS2) modify this association. In a case-control study, 1,464 participants (402 cases and...
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