Prenatal and Postnatal Dietary n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Alters Buffy Coat DNA Methylation Profile in Pigs

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2012-01-01
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Boddicker, Rebecca
Koltes, James
Fritz, Eric
Mani, Venkatesh
Reecy, James
Baumgard, Lance
Gabler, Nicholas
Ross, Jason
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Reecy, James
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The objective of this study was to determine the effect of maternal long chain n-3 fatty acid supplementation on the DNA methylation profile of offspring buffy coats. We demonstrated several methylated regions across the genome were influenced by maternal n-3 dietary treatment. Therefore, feeding n-3 fatty acids to sows during gestation and lactation may result in a DNA methylation imprint on offspring buffy coats that persists beyond the nursery phase and may alter the phenotype of the growing pig.

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