ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0021.12-9 | Pregnancy and Youth Onset T2D | ESPEYB21

12.9. DNA methylation signatures of youth-onset type 2 diabetes and exposure to maternal diabetes

OE Salama , N Hizon , M Del Vecchio , K Kolsun , MA Fonseca , DTS Lin , O Urtatiz , JL MacIsaac , MS Kobor , EAC Sellers , VW Dolinsky , AB Dart , MJ Jones , BA Wicklow

Brief Summary: This cross-sectional analysis showed that DNA methylation (DNAm) patterns differ between youth-onset and adult-onset T2D. In utero exposure to maternal diabetes was linked to these distinct changes. These findings highlight unique molecular pathways disrupted by youth-onset T2D, and suggest potential intervention targets to prevent its health impacts.Comment: Growing evidence suggests that T2D in children and adolescents is essentially dif...