RESUMEN

In a preliminary study, total fatty acids of lipids removed from hair of subjects of either sex with cystic fibrosis (n = 17; average age 8.3 years) and controls (n = 24; average age 9.1 years) were analyzed by gas chromatography. In contrast to the blood lipids in cystic fibrosis which display various fatty acid changes as a depression in 18:2 and increases in 16:0, 16:1, and 18:1, such profiles did not occur with the hair lipids. With the latter, total fatty acids in cystic fibrosis showed decrements in 18:1 and in the lesser concentrations of 20:1 and members below C14 as compared to the respective control series.

Asunto(s)

Fibrosis Quística/metabolismo , Ácidos Grasos/análisis , Cabello/análisis , Lípidos/análisis , Adolescente , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino