Association between the DNA methylations of POMC, MC4R, and HNF4A and metabolic profiles in the blood of children aged 7-9 years

• Main Authors: Eun Jin Kwon (Author), Young-Ah You (Author), Bohyun Park (Author), Eun Hee Ha (Author), Hae Soon Kim (Author), Hyesook Park (Author), Young Ju Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Proopiomelanocortin (POMC), melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R), and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4A) are closely associated with weight gain and metabolic traits. In a previous study, we demonstrated associations between the methylations of POMC, MC4R, and HNF4A and metaboli...