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ArticlePloS one2011

Genetic variants of the FADS gene cluster and ELOVL gene family, colostrums LC-PUFA levels, breastfeeding, and child cognition.

Eva Morales, Mariona Bustamante, Juan Ramon Gonzalez, Monica Guxens, Maties Torrent, Michelle Mendez, Raquel Garcia-Esteban, Jordi Julvez, Joan Forns, Martine Vrijheid and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Eva MoralesCenter for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. emorales1@creal.cat
Mariona Bustamante
Juan Ramon Gonzalez
Monica Guxens
Maties Torrent
Michelle Mendez
Raquel Garcia-Esteban
Jordi Julvez
Joan Forns
Martine Vrijheid
Carolina Molto-Puigmarti
Carmen Lopez-Sabater
Xavier Estivill
Jordi Sunyer
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública · ESCenter for Research in Environmental Epidemiology · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ESInstituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca · ES

Funding

Carolina Population CenterR24HD050924 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MORGAN, SAMUEL PHILIP · 2005 to 2014
$10.0M
NICHD NIH HHS R24 HD050924
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBreastfeeding effects on cognition are attributed to long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), but controversy persists. Genetic variation in fatty acid desaturase (FADS) and elongase (ELOVL) enzymes has been overlooked when studying the effects of LC-PUFAs supply on cognition. We aimed to: 1) to determine whether maternal genetic variants in the FADS cluster and ELOVL genes contribute to differences in LC-PUFA levels in colostrum; 2) to analyze whether these maternal variants are related to child cognition; and 3) to assess whether children's variants modify breastfeeding effects on cognition.

methodsData come from two population-based birth cohorts (n = 400 mother-child pairs from INMA-Sabadell; and n = 340 children from INMA-Menorca). LC-PUFAs were measured in 270 colostrum samples from INMA-Sabadell. Tag SNPs were genotyped both in mothers and children (13 in the FADS cluster, 6 in ELOVL2, and 7 in ELOVL5). Child cognition was assessed at 14 mo and 4 y using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development and the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities, respectively.

resultsChildren of mothers carrying genetic variants associated with lower FADS1 activity (regulating AA and EPA synthesis), higher FADS2 activity (regulating DHA synthesis), and with higher EPA/AA and DHA/AA ratios in colostrum showed a significant advantage in cognition at 14 mo (3.5 to 5.3 points). Not being breastfed conferred an 8- to 9-point disadvantage in cognition among children GG homozygote for rs174468 (low FADS1 activity) but not among those with the A allele. Moreover, not being breastfed resulted in a disadvantage in cognition (5 to 8 points) among children CC homozygote for rs2397142 (low ELOVL5 activity), but not among those carrying the G allele.

conclusionGenetically determined maternal supplies of LC-PUFAs during pregnancy and lactation appear to be crucial for child cognition. Breastfeeding effects on cognition are modified by child genetic variation in fatty acid desaturase and elongase enzymes.

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Breast FeedingAcetyltransferasesAdultChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolCognitionCognition DisordersCohort StudiesColostrumDelta-5 Fatty Acid DesaturaseFatty Acid DesaturasesFatty Acid ElongasesFatty Acids, UnsaturatedFemaleGenetic VariationHumansAcetyltransferasesDelta-5 Fatty Acid DesaturaseELOVL2 protein, humanELOVL5 protein, humanFADS1 protein, humanFatty Acid DesaturasesFatty Acid ElongasesFatty Acids, Unsaturated

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PMID21383846
PMCPMC3044172
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