Effect of maternal diet on the epigenome: Implications for human metabolic disease

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-72

  Lillycrop, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CVD; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Fetal development; Obesity

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; 11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 2; ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 3 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOKINASE; MICRORNA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ALLELE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CPG ISLAND; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; LIPID DIET; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION;

ANIMALS; DIET; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79951728880     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665110004027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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