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Diabetic pregnancy: evidence of selection on the Rh blood group system.
Human biology - 1 Feb 1992
Gloria-Bottini F, Gerlini G, Amante A, Pascone R, Bottini E
Abstract excerpt
The blood glucose levels of pregnant women with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and the blood glucose levels of newborns during the first few hours of life show an association with maternal Rh genotype. Distortions of joint maternal-fetal Rh phenotype distribution have also been observed. Because a cluster of genes involved in glycide metabolism is located on the short arm of chromosome 1, the present...
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