The epigenetic signature of subcutaneous fat cells is linked to altered expression of genes implicated in lipid metabolism in obese women

Clinical Epigenetics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Arner, Peter ^a   Sinha, Indranil ^a   Thorell, Anders ^b,c   Rydén, Mikael ^a   Dahlman Wright, Karin ^a,d   Dahlman, Ingrid ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SCIENCE FOR LIFE LABORATORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adipocytes; Adipogenesis; Epigenetics; Lipolysis

Indexed keywords

DNA; INSULIN; LIPID; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

EID: 84941206516     PISSN: 18687075     EISSN: 18687083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13148-015-0126-9     Document Type: Article

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