Maternal transmission of risk for atherosclerosis

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Ruiter, M.C. de

Alkemade, F.E.

Gittenberger - Groot, A.C. de

Poelmann, R.E.

Havekes, L.M.

Dijk, K.W. van
In this review, we briefly summarize the possible signals crossing the placental barrier and discuss the molecular mechanisms of epigenetic programming in the developing fetus leading to increased athero-susceptibility of the vessel wall. © 2008 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Biomedical ResearchAtherosclerosisEpigeneticsPregnancyRisk factorsatherosclerosisblood placenta barrierblood vessel wallchromatin assembly and disassemblydisease predispositiondisease transmissionDNA methylationepigeneticsfetal malnutritionfetushumanhypercholesterolemiamalnutritionmaternal diabetes mellituspathologyplacentapregnancy diabetes mellitusprenatal periodpriority journalreviewrisk assessmentrisk factorsignal transductionanimalcytologyfemalegeneticsmetabolismpathophysiologypregnancyprenatal exposureriskAnimalsAtherosclerosisFemaleFetusHumansHypercholesterolemiaMalnutritionPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRisk
TNO Identifier
240922
Repository link
https://resolver.tno.nl/uuid:a6761302-93c7-46ce-a466-8be9d7e9f2ba
ISSN
09579672
Source
Current Opinion in Lipidology, 19(4), pp. 333-337.
Pages
333-337
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