Insulin Resistance study with ChIP-Seq data on dbGaP (30 participants)

phs003522 — Epigenetic Damage in Women Living in LA Food-Desert Zip Codes

<p>This study investigated the impact of insulin resistance on chromatin acetylation and inflammation. Blood samples were obtained from women consented to City of Hope Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved COH Protocol#/Ref#:18306/158149. Women provided demographic information and completed a survey assessing diet, housing and medical history. BMI was obtained from medical records. HgbA1c was measured and cytokine arrays were used to measure serum <a href="http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/7124">TNFalpha</a>, <a href="http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/3569">IL6</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/3600">IL15</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/3603">IL16</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/51561">IL23</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/3952">Leptin</a>, and <a href="http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/2919">CXCL1</a>. </p>