Associations of erythrocyte fatty acid compositions with FADS1 gene polymorphism in Japanese mothers and infants

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) are involved in the fetal growth in utero, and are essential for the development of visual and cognitive functions during infancy. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of erythrocyte fatty acid compositions with FADS1 gene polymorphism in Japanese mothers and infants. The subjects were 383 mothers who participated in an adjunct birth cohort study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS). In maternal FADS1 SNP genotypes, the precursor fatty acids composition of the Δ5 desaturase in the maternal blood showed significant differences in levels among the groups, and showed increasing values in the order of TT

Source: Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids - November 5, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Reiko Nita, Terue Kawabata, Yasuo Kagawa, Kazuhiro Nakayama, Yoshiko Yanagisawa, Sadahiko Iwamoto, Fumiko Kimura, Teruo Miyazawa, Nozomi Tatsuta, Takahiro Arima, Nobuo Yaegashi, Kunihiko Nakai Source Type: research