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Title: | Genetic variants of the FADS gene cluster and ELOVL gene family, colostrums LC-PUFA levels, breastfeeding, and child cognition |
Author: | Morales, Eva Bustamante Pineda, Mariona González, Juan R. Guxens, Mònica Torrent, Maties Méndez, Michelle García-Esteban, Raquel Julvez, Jordi Forns, Joan Vrijheid, Martine Moltó-Puigmartí, Carolina López Sabater, María del Carmen Estivill, Xavier, 1955- Sunyer Deu, Jordi |
Keywords: | Àcids grassos Enzims Llet materna Genètica humana Cognició en els infants Fatty acids Enzymes Breast milk Human genetics Cognition in children |
Issue Date: | 23-Feb-2011 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
Abstract: | Introduction: Breastfeeding 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. Methods: Data 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. Results: Children 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. Conclusion: Genetically 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. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017181 |
It is part of: | PLoS One, 2011, vol. 6, num. 2, p. e17181 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/34531 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017181 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Nutrició, Ciències de l'Alimentació i Gastronomia) |
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