Placental microRNA Expression Is Not Altered by Maternal Obesity and Fetal Overgrowth

Abstract Objective The epigenetic mechanisms underlying fetal metabolic programming are poorly understood. We studied whether obesity is associated with alterations in placental miRNA expression. Study Design A cross-sectional study was performed, including (1) normal-weigh...

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Main Authors: Neda Ghaffari, Samuel Parry, Michal A. Elovitz, Celeste P. Durnwald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-10-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1597652