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. 2011 Feb 2;13(2):115-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2011.01.011.

You are what your dad ate

Anne C Ferguson-Smith  1 , Mary-Elizabeth Patti
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You are what your dad ate

Anne C Ferguson-Smith et al. Cell Metab. .
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Abstract

Maternal nutrition and metabolism are critical determinants of adult offspring health. Recent reports describe adverse offspring outcomes associated with the father's diet, indicating nongenetic inheritance of paternal experience. Determining underlying mechanisms may require reconsideration of our understanding of the heritability of epigenetic states.

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