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Experimental Intrauterine Growth Restriction Induces Alterations in DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Pancreatic Islets of Rats
1 Mar 2010
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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) increases susceptibility to age-related diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and is associated with permanent and progressive changes in gene expression. Our study was designed to test whether epigenomic dysregulation mediates the cellular memory of this intrauterine event. To test this hypothesis, we isolated pancreatic islets from control and IUGR (induced by...
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