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Differential adipokine DNA methylation and gene expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue from adult offspring of women with diabetes in pregnancy.
Clinical epigenetics - 1 Jan 2017
Houshmand-Oeregaard Azadeh, Hansen Ninna S, Hjort Line, Kelstrup Louise, Broholm Christa, Mathiesen Elisabeth R, Clausen Tine D, Damm Peter, Vaag Allan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Offspring of women with diabetes in pregnancy are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), potentially mediated by epigenetic mechanisms. The adipokines leptin, adiponectin, and resistin (genes: LEP, ADIPOQ, RETN) play key roles in the pathophysiology of T2DM. We hypothesized that offspring exposed to maternal diabetes exhibit alterations in epigenetic regulation of subcutaneous adipose...
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