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DNA methylation signatures associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in children from India and The Gambia: results from the EMPHASIS study.
Clinical epigenetics - 9 Jan 2022
Antoun Elie, Issarapu Prachand, di Gravio Chiara, Shrestha Smeeta, Betts Modupeh, Saffari Ayden, Sahariah Sirazul A, Sankareswaran Alagu, Arumalla Manisha, Prentice Andrew M, Fall Caroline H D, Silver Matt J, Chandak Giriraj R, Lillycrop Karen A
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of cardiometabolic disease (CMD) is rising globally, with environmentally induced epigenetic changes suggested to play a role. Few studies have investigated epigenetic associations with CMD risk factors in children from low- and middle-income countries. We sought to identify associations between DNA methylation (DNAm) and CMD risk factors in children from India and The Gambia. RESULTS:...
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