Integrative genomic analyses in adipocytes implicate DNA methylation in human obesity and diabetes
Liam McAllan, Damir Baranas̆ić, Sergio Villicaña, Scarlett Brown, Weihua Zhang, Benjamin C. Lehne, Marco Adamo, Andrew D. Jenkinson, Mohamed Elkalaawy, Borzoueh Mohammadi, Masoomeh Hashemi, Nadia J. Fernandes, Nathalie Lambie, Richard Williams, Colette Christiansen, , William R. Scott
This study identifies DNA methylation changes associated with extreme obesity and finds causal effects on obesity and metabolic disturbances using Mendelian Randomisation.
Nature Communications · May 15, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine