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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967792203321

Autore

Viroj Wiwanitkit

Titolo

Genes and nutrition / / Viroj Wiwanitkit

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2010

ISBN

1-61209-417-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (92 p.)

Collana

Genetics--research and issues series

Disciplina

612.3

Soggetti

Nutrition - Genetic aspects

Functional genomics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to genes and nutrition -- Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics / Kamon Chaiyasit -- Databases and tools in nutrigenomics -- Vitamin D polymorphism and cancer -- Nutrition and viral mutation: a brief review -- Physiological genomics analysis on "nutrition" -- Mutation prone points in transferrin receptors -- Mutation prone points in MC4 receptors -- Elongation of beta globin chains in hemoglobin tak disorder might be preventive factor for complication due to energy consumption in hemoglobin A1C formation in poor controlled diabetes mellitus -- Identification of mutation prone points in long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency -- Blood borne viral pathogens in breastmilk and the feasibility of it passing thorough the enterocytes of an infant: an example of direct interrelationship between genetic particles and nutrition -- A summary on Pompe disease, an inherited abnormality of glycogen, in Thailand.

Sommario/riassunto

At present, two important factors contributing to diseases are environmental and genetic factors. The focus on gene and nutrition leads to new emerging sciences, nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. In the study, the authors focus on research and report on these aspects.