TABLE 2.
Frequency of each FADS genotype in NC2 mothers1
| Homozygote reference | Heterozygote minor | Homozygote minor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Gene | Allele | n (%) | Allele | n (%) | Allele | n (%) |
| rs174537 | FADS1 | GG | 800 (67) | GT | 348 (29) | TT | 41 (4) |
| rs174561 | FADS1 | TT | 854 (72) | TC | 300 (25) | CC | 35 (3) |
| rs174575 | FADS2 | CC | 732 (62) | CG | 391 (33) | GG | 65 (5) |
| rs38344582 | FADS1–FADS2 | TT | 833 (70) | Tdel | 321 (27) | DelDel | 35 (3) |
1
The FADS model included n = 1189 participants. FADS, fatty acid desaturase; NC2, Nutrition Cohort 2; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism.
2
Intergenic SNP.