Alterations in DNA methylation associate with fatty liver and metabolic abnormalities in a multi-ethnic cohort of pre-teenage children

Alterations in DNA methylation associate with fatty liver and metabolic abnormalities in a multi-ethnic cohort of pre-teenage children

Non-Alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in children. Epigenetic alterations, such as through DNA methylation (DNAm), may link adverse childhood exposures and fatty liver and provide non-invasive methods for identifying children at high risk for NAFLD a...

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Main Authors: Cynthia A. Moylan, Alisha M. Mavis, Dereje Jima, Rachel Maguire, Mustafa Bashir, Jeongeun Hyun, Melanie N. Cabezas, Alice Parish, Donna Niedzwiecki, Anna Mae Diehl, Susan K. Murphy, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Cathrine Hoyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-11-01
Series:Epigenetics
Subjects:
dna methylation
liver
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
steatosis
epigenetics
children
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2022.2039850

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