Study helps understand why kids of obese mothers may be susceptible to metabolic diseases

(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) The phenomenon may be associated with a deficiency of the protein mitofusin-2 in the mother's eggs, which affects the shape and functioning of mitochondria. The finding was based on experiments with mice conducted at the Federal University of S ã o Carlos and reported in the journalMolecular Human Reproduction.
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