Tissue-specific Leptin promoter DNA methylation is associated with maternal and infant perinatal factors

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 381, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 160-167

  Lesseur, Corina ^a   Armstrong, David A ^a   Paquette, Alison G ^a   Koestler, Devin C ^a   Padbury, James F ^b   Marsit, Carmen J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Leptin; Maternal obesity; Pregnancy; Rs2167270

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; FETUS; GENDER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LEP GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; OBESITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADEQUATE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; AGA; C/EBP Α; CAAT-ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA; DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF ADULT HEALTH AND DISEASE; DNA METHYLATION; DOHAD; EPIGENETICS; GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; GWG; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE, BMI, BODY MASS INDEX; LEP; LEPTIN; LEPTIN PROMOTER DNA METHYLATION; LGA; MATERNAL OBESITY; PREGNANCY; RS2167270; SD; SGA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; SNP; SP1; SPECIFICITY PROTEIN; STANDARD DEVIATION; STANDARD ERROR; STD.ERROR;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEPTIN; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84882765513     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.07.024     Document Type: Article

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