This means that harmful complications can persist — and that patients are in need of prevention and interventions that address metabolic memory specifically. (cityofhope.org)
With this awareness of metabolic memory, Natarajan noted, «We now have a window of opportunity for therapeutic intervention, because although some of these changes can be passed on to future generations, they are not written into our DNA.» (cityofhope.org)
To accomplish this, her team will perform epigenomic profiling studies with stored biosamples from patients with type 1 diabetes who are also experiencing metabolic memory. (cityofhope.org)