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Open AccessSerological diagnosis and prevalence of HIV-1 infection in Russian metropolitan areas
HIV infection is a major health problem in Russia. We aimed to assess HIV prevalence in different population groups and to compare the characteristics of 4th generation immunoassays from Abbott, Bio-Rad, Vecto...
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Blood fatty acid composition in relation to allergy in children aged 2–9 years: results from the European IDEFICS study
Blood polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are involved in allergy development, but the etiological role of n-6 and n-3 PUFA is still controversial. A European multicenter study of children (IDEFICS) provided th...
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Whole-blood fatty acids and inflammation in European children: the IDEFICS Study
Fatty acids are hypothesized to influence cardiovascular disease risk because of their effect on inflammation. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between whole-blood fatty acids (WBFAs) and hi...
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Open AccessReference values of whole-blood fatty acids by age and sex from European children aged 3–8 years
To establish reference values for fatty acids (FA) especially for n-3 and n-6 long-chain polyunsaturated FAs (LC PUFA) in whole-blood samples from apparently healthy 3–8-year-old European children. The whole-b...
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Characterization of skeletal parameters in a cohort of North Italian rugby players
Vitamin D deficiency is common in the general population and may impair skeletal muscle function. Very few data are available regarding this condition in professional athletes.
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Earlier smoking habits are associated with higher serum lipids and lower milk fat and polyunsaturated fatty acid content in the first 6 months of lactation
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Prolonged Breast-Feeding (Six Months or More) and Milk Fat Content at Six Months are Associated with Higher Developmental Scores at One Year of Age Within a Breast-Fed Population
Since dietary fats may affect brain composition and function in early life, we evaluated developmental indices at 1 year of age in relation to the duration of breast-feeding and the milk fat composition in a b...
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Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Concentrations in Human Hindmilk are Constant Throughout Twelve Months of Lactation
We assessed the total fat content and fatty acid concentrations in colostrum and throughout a nursing period of 12 months in a group of mothers recruited after delivery of full-term infants. Pooled human milk ...
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Kinetics of Exogenous Di-Linoleyl Phosphatidylcholine and Incorporation in Plasma and RBC Lipids in Man
The plasma kinetics and the incorporation in plasma and red blood cell lipids of di-linoleyl phosphatidyl choline (DLPC), labeled with 3H in the choline moiety and with 14C linoleic acid ony in position 2, were s...
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Reduced protection against hepatitis B virus following vaccination in patients with Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes
Twenty patients with well controlled Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes of at least 10 years duration and 47 control subjects were vaccinated against the hepatitis B virus using the Hevac B vaccine. The vacci...