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Does genetic variation in the Δ6-desaturase promoter modify the association between α-linolenic acid and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome?

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Truong, Hong
DiBello, Julia R.
Ruiz Narváez, Edward A.
Kraft, Peter
Campos Núñez, Hannia
Baylin, Ana

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Background: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are associated with protection against components of the metabolic syndrome, but the role of α-linolenic acid (ALA), the metabolic precursor of EPA and DHA, has not been studied. The Δ6-desaturase enzyme converts ALA into EPA and DHA, and genetic variation in the Δ6-desaturase gene (FADS2) may affect this conversion.

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Enfermedades cardiovasculares, Metabolismo

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https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/89/3/920/4596766?searchresult=1

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