Plasma microRNA expression profiles are associated with early childhood obesity: Results of the I.Family Study

This study investigated the profiles of circulating miRNAs in plasma samples of normal weight (n = 159) and overweight/obese (n = 149) children participating to the I.Family study, an EC funded study finalized to investigate the etiology of overweight, obesity and related disorders in children of eight European countries (www.ifamilystudy.eu).

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - July 20, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Giuseppe Iacomino, Paola Russo, Pasquale Marena, Fabio Lauria, Antonella Venezia, Nunzia Iannaccone, Wolfgang Ahrens, Stefaan De Henauw, Pasquale De Luca, Ronja Foraita, Kathrin G ünther, Lauren Lissner, Dénes Molnár, Luis A Moreno, Michael Tornaritis, Source Type: research