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Prenatal exposure to glucocorticoids and the prevalence of overweight or obesity in childhood

OBJECTIVE: Prenatal exposure to excess cortisol can affect postnatal metabolic health by epigenetic mechanisms. We aimed to investigate if prenatal exposure to pharmacological glucocorticoids increases the risk of overweight/obesity in childhood. DESIGN: A nationwide population registry-based cohort...

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Autores principales: Laugesen, Kristina, Sørensen, Henrik Toft, Jorgensen, Jens Otto L, Petersen, Irene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8942335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35104239
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EJE-21-0846