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Intrauterine exposure to diabetes conveys risks for type 2 diabetes and obesity: a study of discordant sibships.
Diabetes - 1 Dec 2000
Dabelea D, Hanson R L, Lindsay R S, Pettitt D J, Imperatore G, Gabir M M, Roumain J, Bennett P H, Knowler W C
Abstract excerpt
Intrauterine exposure to diabetes is associated with an excess of diabetes and obesity in the offspring, but the effects of intrauterine exposure are confounded by genetic factors. To determine the role of the intrauterine diabetic environment per se, the prevalence of diabetes and the mean BMI were compared in siblings born before and after their mother was recognized as having diabetes. Nuclear families in...
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