Infants exposed to maternal type 1 diabetes: intrauterine epigenetic modifications and neurological development
While further confirmation is needed, we provide the first results supporting the hypothesis that neurodevelopmental alterations observed in offspring of mothers with Type-1 diabetes are potentially associated with DNA methylation changes during intrauterine life which can be identified at birth.
Authors
- C Flores
- E. Padrón-Pérez
- Adrián Muñoz-Barrera
- Laura Tascón-Padrón
- Candelaria González-Campos
- Nazaret Villalba-Martín
- Olivia Orribo-Morales
- Rafaela González-Montelongo
- Nieves Luisa González-González
- José Ramón Castro-Conde
- Marina Armas-González
- Enrique González-Dávila
- José Miguel Lorenzo-Salazar
Institutions
- Universidad de La Laguna (ES)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- Hospital Universitario de Canarias (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (ES)
- Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ES)
- Island Hospital (US)
- Universidad Europea de Canarias (ES)
- Fundación Canaria de Investigación Sanitaria (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2026.1759949
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación