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Some 100 genes may regulate cholesterol
BOSTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) — Some 100 genes may regulate cholesterol levels, but U.S. researchers say they are not sure how most of these genes may regulate cholesterol metabolism. Gene – Health – Cholesterol – Conditions and Diseases – Nutrition and Metabolism Disorders

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Maternal diet and genes interact to affect heart development
( Wellcome Trust ) A pregnant mother’s diet may be able to interact with the genes her unborn child inherits and influence the type or severity of birth defect according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the British Heart Foundation. The study, published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics, suggests that mothers who eat a high fat diet before and through pregnancy could be …

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