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Epigenetics and In Utero Acquired Predisposition to Metabolic Disease
29 Jan 2020
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological evidences have revealed an association between prenatal malnutrition and a greater risk of developing metabolic disease in later life. Indeed, an inadequate intrauterine milieu may influence both growth and development of the organism, leading to permanent programming of endocrine and metabolic functions. Programming may be due to the epigenetic modification of genes implicated in the regulation...
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