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Variation in the IGF1 gene and growth in foetal life and infancy. The Generation R Study.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Mar 2008
Geelhoed J J Miranda, Mook-Kanamori Dennis O, Witteman Jacqueline C M, Hofman Albert, van Duijn Cornelia M, Moll Henriëtte A, Steegers Eric A P, Hokken-Koelega Anita C S, Jaddoe Vincent W V
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine whether variants of the IGF1 gene are associated with growth patterns from foetal life until infancy. STUDY DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS: This study was embedded in the Generation R Study, a population-based prospective cohort study of foetal life. Foetal growth (head circumference, abdominal circumference, femur length, estimated foetal weight) was assessed by...
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