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Placental immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of CHAF1A in the GDM with macrosomia group was significantly higher than that in the control group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Correlation analysis showed that CHAF1A expression was positively correlated with neonatal weight, body fat percentage, and fat mass. In functional assays, preadipocytes overexpressing CHAF1A showed enhanced proliferation and adipogenic differentiation, while knockdown of CHAF1A resulted in the opposite effect. Moreover, CHAF1A affected the expression of adipogenic markers. Transcriptome sequencing analysis showed that the differentially expressed genes after CHAF1A silencing were enriched in signaling pathways closely related to preadipocyte differentiation and hormone secretion and synthesis, such as JAK-STAT, Wnt and BMP signaling pathways. 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