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Influence of family history of type 2 diabetes on leptin concentration in cord blood of male offspring with high birth weight.
Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita - 1 Jan 2007
Buongiorno Angela Maria, Morelli Stefania, Sagratella Elisabetta, Sensi Maurizio, Maroccia Ettore, Caiola Stefania, Vasta Mario
Abstract excerpt
To verify whether a diabetes family history might be a risk factor for the development, in adult age, of metabolic disorders, leptin, anthropometric and endocrine parameters were analysed in 95 babies with grandparents affected by type 2 diabetes (DF) and in 95 matched babies without diabetes family history (NDF). A sexual dimorphism for leptin was present in the NDF group (males: 6.7+/-4.1 ng/ml; females:...
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