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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 39, 201-208, Copyright © 1984 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

ORIGINAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Liver fatty acids and the sudden infant death syndrome

AC Fogerty, GL Ford, ME Willcox and SL Clancy

Fatty acid analyses were performed on samples of liver from 325 human infants less than 1 yr old, 275 of whom had died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and 50 of other causes (non-SIDS). Data for fatty acid composition were analyzed in relation to cause of death, age of infant, liver biotin, liver metals, and other variables by a variety of statistical methods. There were significant differences in the levels of liver fatty acids between SIDS and non-SIDS infants in the age group 1 to 6 months, notably in that the fatty acids of the SIDS infants appeared to have lower levels of dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, which is the precursor of the "1-series" prostaglandins. Statistically significant relationships were observed between various fatty acids, and there were also significant relationships involving docosapentaenoic acid and infant age, and docosahexaenoic acid and liver iron content.




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