Mother's warmth from maternal genes: genomic imprinting of brown adipose tissue.

Lynn AyacheAiden BushellJessica LeeIiro SalminenBernard J Crespi

Published in: Evolution, medicine, and public health (2023)

These results support the kinship theory of imprinting and indicate that future studies of BAT, and its roles in human health and disease, may usefully focus on effects of imprinted genes and associated genomic conflicts.

Keyphrases

human health
adipose tissue
risk assessment
genome wide
copy number
climate change
bioinformatics analysis
genome wide identification
current status
dna methylation
genome wide analysis
birth weight
gene expression
type diabetes
high resolution
physical activity
skeletal muscle
solid phase extraction
weight gain