| Literature DB >> 18590686 |
Melissa Woo1, Mary-Elizabeth Patti.
Abstract
Both intrauterine and postnatal environments contribute to diabetes risk. A recent paper highlights epigenetic mechanisms underlying beta cell dysfunction associated with intrauterine growth retardation, including repressive histone modification and DNA methylation during postnatal life. Thus, intrauterine stress can initiate a disturbing epigenetic cascade of progressive transcriptional repression linked to beta cell failure.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18590686 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.06.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287