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Type 2 diabetes gene TCF7L2 polymorphism is not associated with fetal and postnatal growth in two birth cohort studies

BACKGROUND: An inverse association between birth weight and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in adulthood has been reported. This association may be explained by common genetic variants related to insulin secretion and resistance, since insulin is the most important growth factor in feta...

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Autores principales: Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O, de Kort, Sandra WK, van Duijn, Cornelia M, Uitterlinden, Andre G, Hofman, Albert, Moll, Henriëtte A, Steegers, Eric AP, Hokken-Koelega, Anita CS, Jaddoe, Vincent WV
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19615048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-10-67