Genetic and epigenetic catalysts in early-life programming of adult cardiometabolic disorders

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 575-586

  Estampador, Angela C ^a,b   Franks, Paul W ^a,c,d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiometabolic; Cardiovascular disease; Early life; Epigenetic; Obesity; Pregnancy; Programming; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUCOSE; HISTONE; INSULIN; MICRORNA;

CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATALYST; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIDEMIC; EPIGENETICS; FETAL MALNUTRITION; FTO GENE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MATERNAL OBESITY; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA METHYLATION;

EID: 84919395161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/DMSO.S51433     Document Type: Review

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