Amerind ancestry predicts the impact of FADS genetic variation on omega-3 PUFA deficiency, cardiometabolic and inflammatory risk in Hispanic populations
Chaojie Yang, Brian Hallmark, Jin Choul Chai, Timothy D. O’Connor, Lindsay M. Reynolds, Alexis C. Wood, Michael C. Seeds, Yii‐Der Ida Chen, Lyn M. Steffen, Michael Y. Tsai, Robert C. Kaplan, Martha L. Daviglus, Lawrence J. Mandarino, Amanda M. Fretts, Rozenn N. Lemaître, , Ani W Manichaikul
The paper shows Amerind ancestry is linked to lower LC-PUFA levels and increased cardiometabolic risk in Hispanic populations due to FADS genetic variation.
Communications Biology · Jul 28, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine