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A thin phenotype is protective for impaired glucose tolerance and related to low birth weight in mice.
Archives of medical research - 1 Oct 2006
Hernandez-Valencia Marcelino, Patti Mary-Elizabeth
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BACKGROUND: Low birth weight is an independent risk factor for impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and diabetes in adult life. This risk extends to both preterm and term infants, a particularly important finding given the increased survival of low-birth-weight infants with improvements in neonatal care. One potential strategy for prevention of low-birth-weight-associated glucose intolerance is postnatal nutritional...
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