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The genetics of gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence for relationship with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Apr 2008
Robitaille Julie, Grant Althea M
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Gestational diabetes is a major public health problem because of its prevalence, its associated complications during pregnancy, and its increased risk for type 2 diabetes later in life. Insulin resistance is one of many physiological changes occurring during pregnancy, and when insulin resistance is accompanied by pancreatic beta-cell insufficiency, gestational diabetes may develop. Several lines of evidence...
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