“We were surprised that this change in diet permanently affected the expression of this imprinted gene,” said Professor Amanda Fisher, who led the study and is director of the MRC LMS. “Our work suggests there may be a window of vulnerability when diet can indeed have an effect, and that once these genes are set, they’re set for life,” Professor Fisher said.Read more here.
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