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Maternal obesity alters methylation level of cytosine in CpG island for epigenetic inheritance in fetal umbilical cord blood
31 Aug 2022
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BACKGROUND: Over the past few decades, global maternal obesity prevalence has rapidly increased. This condition may induce long-lasting pathophysiological effects on either fetal or infant health that could be attributable to unknown unique changes in the umbilical blood composition. METHODS: A total of 34 overweight/obese and 32 normal-weight pregnant women were recruited. Fifteen umbilical blood samples...
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