Association of cord blood methylation with neonatal leptin: An epigenome wide association study.

<h4>Background</h4>Neonatal adiposity is a risk factor for childhood obesity. Investigating contributors to neonatal adiposity is important for understanding early life obesity risk. Epigenetic changes of metabolic genes in cord blood may contribute to excessive neonatal adiposity and su...

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Main Authors: Rachel Kadakia, Yinan Zheng, Zhou Zhang, Wei Zhang, Jami L Josefson, Lifang Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226555