Newborn adiposity is associated with cord blood DNA methylation at IGF1R and KLF7.

Jami L Josefson Alan Kuang Catherine Allard Monica E Bianco William L Lowe Denise M Scholtens Luigi Bouchard Marie-France Hivert

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2024)

These findings support epigenetic mechanisms in the developmental origins of neonatal adiposity and as potential biomarkers of metabolic disease risk.

Keyphrases

cord blood
dna methylation
insulin resistance
gene expression
genome wide
weight gain
transcription factor
pi k akt
metabolic syndrome
binding protein
body mass index
type diabetes
growth hormone
physical activity
breast cancer risk