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The Gly972Arg polymorphism in insulin receptor substrate-1 is associated with decreased birth weight in a population-based sample of Brazilian newborns.
Diabetes care - 1 Mar 2002
Bezerra Rosângela M N, de Castro Vagner, Sales Teresa, Passini Renato, Marba Sergio T M, Saad Sara T O, Saad Mario J A
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OBJECTIVE: We studied the association between the Gly972Arg polymorphism in insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and birth weight in a population-based sample of Brazilian newborns. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We studied 194 newborn children with adequate gestational age to identify the association between the Gly972Arg polymorphism and birth weight using PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis....
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