Characterization of Genetic Variants in the SLC5A5 Gene and Associations With Breast Milk Iodine Concentration in Lactating Women of African Descent: The NUPED Study

Characterization of Genetic Variants in the SLC5A5 Gene and Associations With Breast Milk Iodine Concentration in Lactating Women of African Descent: The NUPED Study

Background: The sodium iodide symporter is responsible for the transfer of iodine into breast milk and is encoded for by the SLC5A5 gene. The role of genetic variants in the SLC5A5 gene locus in relation to the transfer of iodine from plasma into breast milk in healthy lactating individuals has, to...

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Main Authors: Sicelosethu S. Siro, Jeannine Baumgartner, Maryke Schoonen, Jennifer Ngounda, Linda Malan, Elizabeth A. Symington, Cornelius M. Smuts, Lizelle Zandberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
breast milk
iodine concentration
lactating women
SLC5A5 gene
sodium iodide symporter
urinary iodine concentration
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.692504/full

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