Placental lipoprotein lipase DNA methylation alterations are associated with gestational diabetes and body composition at 5 years of age

Placental lipoprotein lipase DNA methylation alterations are associated with gestational diabetes and body composition at 5 years of age

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with obesity in childhood. This suggests that consequences of in utero exposure to maternal hyperglycemia extend beyond the fetal development, possibly through epigenetic programming. The aims of this study were to assess whether placental DNA methyl...

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Main Authors: Valérie Gagné-Ouellet, Andrée-Anne Houde, Simon-Pierre Guay, Patrice Perron, Daniel Gaudet, Renée Guérin, Baillargeon Jean-Patrice, Marie-France Hivert, Diane Brisson, Luigi Bouchard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-08-01
Series:Epigenetics
Subjects:
development
dohad
epigenetics
hyperglycemia
in utero exposure
lpl
placenta
pregnancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2017.1322254

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