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PROIETTI DE SANTIS Luca
(syllabus)
The biological basis of heredity and diversity. The nature of traits, genes and variations. Molecular biology of genetic variants. Regulation of gene expression. The role of nutrition in DNA replication, DNA damage prevention and DNA repair. Genotyping and sequencing. RNA analysis. Methods in Nutrigenomics for precision nutrition. Epigenetics: Methodology and Tools for Nutrition Research. Metagenomics. Study design in genomic epidemiology. Nutrigenetics and the origins of health and disease in early childhood: effects of protein restriction. Perinatal nutrition. Epigenetic mechanisms. Genomics of eating behavior and appetite regulation. Body composition genetics: from severe obesity to extreme thinness. Genetic regulation of energy homeostasis: implications on obesity. Genetic variations in the response to weight loss diets. Genetic Variations in Exercise Response: Impact on Fitness and Performance. Genetic variations affecting the response to defined diets. Genetic individuality and alcohol consumption. Nutrients and genes in the liver. Epigenetics in food allergies. Nutrients and gene expression in development, obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, inflammation, cardiovascular disease, cancer and bone metabolism. Translational and nutrigenomic nutrigenetics: Intervention studies based on nutrigenetics.
(reference books)
Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics, Caterina et a., Elsevier.
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