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Maternal eNOS deficiency determines a fatty liver phenotype of the offspring in a sex dependent manner.
Epigenetics - 2 Jul 2016
Hocher Berthold, Haumann Hannah, Rahnenführer Jan, Reichetzeder Christoph, Kalk Philipp, Pfab Thiemo, Tsuprykov Oleg, Winter Stefan, Hofmann Ute, Li Jian, Püschel Gerhard P, Lang Florian, Schuppan Detlef, Schwab Matthias, Schaeffeler Elke
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Maternal environmental factors can impact on the phenotype of the offspring via the induction of epigenetic adaptive mechanisms. The advanced fetal programming hypothesis proposes that maternal genetic variants may influence the offspring's phenotype indirectly via epigenetic modification, despite the absence of a primary genetic defect. To test this hypothesis, heterozygous female eNOS knockout mice and wild...
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