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ey0015.2-20 | Placental miRNAs dysregulation in maternal obesity may be involved in mediating growth-promoting effects in offspring of obese mothers | ESPEYB15

Placental miRNAs dysregulation in maternal obesity may be involved in mediating growth-promoting effects in offspring of obese mothers

G Carreras-Badosa , A Bonmatí , FJ Ortega , JM Mercader , M Guindo-Martínez , D Torrents , A Prats-Puig , JM Martinez-Calcerrada , F de Zegher , L Ibáñez , JM Fernandez-Real , A Lopez-Bermejo , J Bassols

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Jul 1;102(7):2584-2594Maternal obesity and nutrient excess in utero increase the risk of future metabolic diseases. The mechanisms underlying this process are poorly understood, but probably include genetic, epigenetic alterations and changes in fetal nutrient supply. Placenta, and particularly amniotic fluid, is the in utero ...

ey0015.12-4 | New Mechanism | ESPEYB15

12.4 Type 2 Diabetes Variants Disrupt Function of SLC16A11 through Two Distinct Mechanisms

V Rusu , E Hoch , JM Mercader , DE Tenen , M Gymrek , CR Hartigan , M DeRan , M von Grotthuss , P Fontanillas , A Spooner , G Guzman , AA Deik , KA Pierce , C Dennis , CB Clish , SA Carr , BK Wagner , M Schenone , MCY Ng , BH Chen , M Consortium , STD Consortium , F Centeno-Cruz , C Zerrweck , L Orozco , DM Altshuler , SL Schreiber , JC Florez , SBR Jacobs , ES Lander

To read the full abstract: Cell 2017;170:199-212 e20T2DM has a disproportionate impact on persons of Latin American descent. GWAS in Mexican and other Latin American samples identified a haplotype containing four missense SNPs, all in SLC16A11, that were much more common in individuals with Native American ancestry than in east Asian, European and African samples. The association was stronge...