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Variability of the insulin receptor substrate-1, hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha (HNF-1alpha), HNF-4alpha, and HNF-6 genes and size at birth in a population-based sample of young Danish subjects.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2000
Rasmussen S K, Urhammer S A, Hansen T, Almind K, Møller A M, Borch-Johnsen K, Pedersen O
Abstract excerpt
Reduced size at birth has been proposed to be a risk factor for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. It is, however, not known whether this association is explained by unfavorable intrauterine environment or by specific susceptibility genotypes predisposing for both reduced fetal growth and insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The present study was performed to evaluate whether previously identified amino...
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