Mechanisms of Disease: The developmental origins of disease and the role of the epigenotype

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 539-546

  Ozanne, Susan E ^a   Constância, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Diabetes; Epigenetics; Nutrition; Programming

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ABNORMALITIES; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34250891914     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0531     Document Type: Review

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