The Obesogenic Environment: Epigenetic Modifications in Placental Melanocortin 4 Receptor Gene Connected to Gestational Diabetes and Smoking

The Obesogenic Environment: Epigenetic Modifications in Placental Melanocortin 4 Receptor Gene Connected to Gestational Diabetes and Smoking

BackgroundMaternal metabolic insults as well as Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) influence the fetal health and may affect ‘offspring’s susceptibility to chronic diseases via epigenetic modifications. GDM, the most common metabolic disorder in pregnancy, can be considered the result of complex in...

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Main Authors: Marica Franzago, Annamaria Porreca, Mario D’Ardes, Marta Di Nicola, Luciano Di Tizio, Marco Liberati, Liborio Stuppia, Ester Vitacolonna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
obesity
nutritional health
gestational diabetes
DNA methylation
MC4R
maternal smoke exposure
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.879526/full

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