Clinical Nutrition
Lysine breakdown linked to limb lean mass in humans
In 40 postmenopausal women, blood and muscle measurements suggested distinct changes rather than a uniform shift across the lysine breakdown pathway.In 40 postmenopausal women, blood and muscle measurements suggested distinct changes rather than a uniform shift across the lysine breakdown pathway.
Mendelian randomizationMechanisms
Who was studiedParticipants in genome-wide association studies
What changedLysine breakdown was linked to lower limb lean mass in the genetic analysis
The catchThe independent metabolic validation included only 40 postmenopausal women