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Duration of breastfeeding is associated with leptin (LEP) DNA methylation profiles and BMI in 10-year-old children
BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is protective against many long-term diseases, yet the mechanisms involved are unknown. Leptin gene (LEP) is reported to be associated with body mass index (BMI). On the other hand, breastfeeding duration has been found to be associated with DNA methylation (DNAm) of the LE...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6716837/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31464656 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13148-019-0727-9 |