Epigenetic Gene Promoter Methylation at Birth Is Associated With Child’s Later Adiposity

OBJECTIVE: Fixed genomic variation explains only a small proportion of the risk of adiposity. In animal models, maternal diet alters offspring body composition, accompanied by epigenetic changes in metabolic control genes. Little is known about whether such processes operate in humans. RESEARCH DESI...

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Autores principales: Godfrey, Keith M., Sheppard, Allan, Gluckman, Peter D., Lillycrop, Karen A., Burdge, Graham C., McLean, Cameron, Rodford, Joanne, Slater-Jefferies, Joanne L., Garratt, Emma, Crozier, Sarah R., Emerald, B. Starling, Gale, Catharine R., Inskip, Hazel M., Cooper, Cyrus, Hanson, Mark A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2011
Materias:
Obesity Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3115550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21471513
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db10-0979

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3115550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21471513
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db10-0979

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