Epigenetic marks of in utero exposure to gestational diabetes and childhood adiposity outcomes: the EPOCH study.

Ivana V YangW ZhangE J DavidsonT E FingerlinK KechrisD Dabelea

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2018)

Our findings suggest that epigenetic marks may provide an important link between in utero exposure to gestational diabetes and obesity in childhood, and add to the growing body of evidence that DNA methylation is affected by gestational diabetes exposure.

Keyphrases

dna methylation
gene expression
insulin resistance
pregnancy outcomes
genome wide
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
type diabetes
early life
weight loss
childhood cancer
adipose tissue
copy number
high fat diet induced
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
physical activity
young adults