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Fetal programming: link between early nutrition, DNA methylation, and complex diseases
26 Jan 2010
Abstract excerpt
Complex traits, including those involved in diet-related diseases, are determined by multiple genes and environmental influences. Factors influencing the development of complex traits should be expanded to include epigenetic factors, such as DNA methylation, which occurs in utero. Epigenetic factors regulate gene expression and thereby cell differentiation and organogenesis. The process of epigenotype...
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