DNA methylation analysis of cord blood samples in neonates born to gestational diabetes mothers diagnosed before 24 gestational weeks.

Yoshifumi KasugaTomoko KawaiKei MiyakoshiAsuka HoriMasumi TamagawaKeita HasegawaSatoru IkenoueDaigo OchiaiYoshifumi SaishoMariko HidaMamoru TanakaKenichiro Hata

Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2022)

This is the first report to determine the DNA methylation patterns in neonates born to mothers with E-GDM. Neonates born to mothers with GDM, who were diagnosed based on Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology criteria, may not differ in DNA methylation compared with those born to normal OGTT mothers.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
dna methylation
gestational age
preterm infants
cord blood
preterm birth
birth weight
genome wide
gene expression
weight gain