In babies in Bangladesh, scientists looked at gene activity in their blood to see if it could tell if they were undernourished, but found that most of the time it couldn't—except for a few unknown genes in the sickest babies. This suggests that checking blood genes might not be a good way to spot malnutrition in these kids.
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Zinc Supplementation with or without Additional Micronutrients Does Not Affect Peripheral Blood Gene Expression or Serum Cytokine Level in Bangladeshi Children
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