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Epigenetic disturbances in obesity and diabetes: Epidemiological and functional insights

Marie Loh1, Li Zhou2, Hong Kiat Ng2

  • 1Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University 308232, Singapore; Translational Laboratory in Genetic Medicine, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore (A*STAR) 138648, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore 117596, Singapore; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.

Molecular Metabolism
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DNA methylationEpigeneticsObesityType 2 diabetes

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