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A genome-wide association study of red-blood cell fatty acids and ratios incorporating dietary covariates: Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Kalsbeek Anya, Veenstra Jenna, Westra Jason, Disselkoen Craig, Koch Kristin, McKenzie Katelyn A, O'Bott Jacob, Vander Woude Jason, Fischer Karen, Shearer Greg C, Harris William S, Tintle Nathan L
Abstract excerpt
Recent analyses have suggested a strong heritable component to circulating fatty acid (FA) levels; however, only a limited number of genes have been identified which associate with FA levels. In order to expand upon a previous genome wide association study done on participants in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort and FA levels, we used data from 2,400 of these individuals for whom red blood cell FA...
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