T2DM: Why Epigenetics?

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder influenced by interactions between genetic and environmental factors. Epigenetics conveys specific environmental influences into phenotypic traits through a variety of mechanisms that are often installed in early life, then persist in different...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Delphine Fradin, Pierre Bougnères
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/647514