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Polymorphism of the beta3-adrenergic receptor gene and weight gain in pregnant diabetic women.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Apr 1999
Yanagisawa K, Iwasaki N, Sanaka M, Minei S, Kanamori M, Omori Y, Iwamoto Y
Abstract excerpt
Inappropriate body weight gain during pregnancy has critical effects on the outcome for both mother and fetus. Therefore, body weight gain is an important issue in the management of pregnancy in women with diabetes. A Trp64Arg substitution in the beta3-AR gene has been reported to be associated with body weight gain and obesity in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) subjects. The aim of this study was...
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