ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

Volume 15 | ESPEYB15 | Next issue

Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

2 Antenatal and Neonatal Endocrinology

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

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 ...