How Can Genetic Studies Help Us to Understand Links Between Birth Weight and Type 2 Diabetes?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In observational epidemiology, both low and high birth weights are associated with later type 2 diabetes. The mechanisms underlying the associations are poorly understood. We review evidence for the roles of genetic and non-genetic factors linking both sides of the birth weight di...

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Autores principales: Beaumont, Robin N., Horikoshi, Momoko, McCarthy, Mark I., Freathy, Rachel M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2017
Materias:
Genetics (AP Morris, Section Editor)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5350261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28293907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11892-017-0852-9

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5350261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28293907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11892-017-0852-9

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