Placental epigenetic marks related to gestational weight gain reveal potential genes associated with offspring obesity parameters.
Ariadna Gómez-VilarrublaBerta Mas-ParésGemma Carreras-BadosaSílvia Xargay-TorrentAnna Prats-PuigAlexandra Bonmatí-SantanéFrancis de ZegherLourdes IbañezAbel López-BermejoJudit BassolsPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2023)
These results suggest that placental regulation of FRAT1, SNX5, and KCNK3 relates to obesity parameters in offspring exposed to excessive GWG and thereby could condition the risk for future metabolic disorders.