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In utero exposure to a maternal high-fat diet alters the epigenetic histone code in a murine model.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 May 2014
Suter Melissa A, Ma Jun, Vuguin Patricia M, Hartil Kirsten, Fiallo Ariana, Harris R Alan, Charron Maureen J, Aagaard Kjersti M
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OBJECTIVE: Data from animal models show that in utero exposure to a maternal high-fat diet (HFD) renders susceptibility of these offspring to the adult onset of metabolic syndrome. We and others have previously shown that epigenetic modifications to histones may serve as a molecular memory of the in utero exposure, rendering the risk of adult disease. Because mice heterozygous for the Glut4 gene (insulin...
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