{{Rsnum
|rsid=99780
|Gene=FADS2
|Chromosome=11
|position=61829161
|Orientation=plus
|GMAF=0.4082
|Assembly=GRCh38
|GenomeBuild=38.1
|dbSNPBuild=141
|geno1=(C;C)
|geno2=(C;T)
|geno3=(T;T)
|Gene_s=FADS2
}}{{PMID Auto
|PMID=20395685
|Title=Association of fatty acid desaturase gene polymorphisms with blood lipid essential fatty acids and perinatal depression among Canadian women: a pilot study
}}{{PMID|18936223}} Genetic variants of the FADS1 FADS2 gene cluster are associated with altered (n-6) and (n-3) essential fatty acids in plasma and erythrocyte phospholipids in women during pregnancy and in breast milk during lactation.

{{PMID|20562440|OA=1
}} FADS genetic variants and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in a homogeneous island population.

{{PMID|20565855|OA=1
}} Genetic variation in lipid desaturases and its impact on the development of human disease.
{{PMID Auto
|PMID=23285256
|Title=Prostatic alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is positively associated with aggressive prostate cancer: a relationship which may depend on genetic variation in ALA metabolism
|OA=1
}}