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Birth Weight of Offspring and Subsequent Cardiovascular Mortality of the Parents
9 Jun 2005
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BACKGROUND: Restricted fetal growth has been associated with increased blood pressure, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease in later life. These associations may be due to processes during fetal development with long-term consequences for metabolic and cardiovascular function (the fetal origins hypothesis). However, it has also been hypothesized that common genetic factors could underlie both restricted...
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