La metilación del ADN y el índice de masa corporal: un análisis de todo el genoma

Katherine J Dick1, Christopher P Nelson1, Loukia Tsaprouni2

  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; National Institute for Health Research Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK.

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Resumen

La obesidad en adultos está relacionada con un aumento de la metilación del ADN en el locus del gen HIF3A en la sangre y el tejido adiposo. Esto sugiere que las vías de factores inducibles a la hipoxia pueden desempeñar un papel en la regulación del peso.

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