The effect of birth weight on body composition: Evidence from a birth cohort and a Mendelian randomization study

BACKGROUND: Lower birth weight is associated with diabetes although the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Muscle mass could be a modifiable link and hence a target of intervention. We assessed the associations of birth weight with muscle and fat mass observationally in a population with little soci...

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Autores principales: Liu, Junxi, Au Yeung, Shiu Lun, He, Baoting, Kwok, Man Ki, Leung, Gabriel Matthew, Schooling, C. Mary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6736493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31504067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222141

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6736493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31504067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222141

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