An early story, "Orphans," has Kay fussing over the hapless O'Neil, who has broken his leg, demonstrating a maternal briskness that comes not just from being his older sister but from the gap that has been left by their parents' death.
Previous human studies have shown that genes from fathers can predispose their kids to diabetes, whereas this study clearly demonstrates a maternal influence as well.
In fact, it appears that their genomes have been reduced due to massive horizontal gene transfer into the host nucleus, which is also the reason why various mt-diseases do not demonstrate a maternal inheritance pattern.
These findings demonstrate a maternal-zygotic effect of Mbtps1, to our knowledge the second mammalian gene to which such an effect has been ascribed.
The current study, consistent with earlier reports (9, 18), demonstrated an excess maternal transmission of type 2 diabetes, and importantly, we noted this association was strongest at the young age of onset, 18 29 years.
We have demonstrated an interactive maternal-paternal genetic influence on the fetal vulnerability to alcohol-induced decrease in bodyweight.
Previous studies have demonstrated a relationship between maternal periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly preterm birth [ 45- 47].
In this study population, we demonstrated a correlation between maternal HCMV genotypes and the viral genotypes identified in their fetuses and neonates.
In agreement with this literature, our study demonstrated a positive correlation between maternal social support, maternal attachment score, self-esteem and perceived mental health (P < 0.001) and a significant negative correlation between social support and anxiety levels (P < 0.001) in both groups.
A number of these have demonstrated an association between maternal and/or paternal smoking independently of maternal smoking before or during pregnancy.
