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The polymorphism in insulin receptor substrate-1 gene and birth weight in neonates at term.
Endokrynologia Polska - 1 Jan 2000
Simońska-Cichocka Edyta, Gumprecht Janusz, Zychma Marcin, Witkowska Agnieszka, Misiołek Hanna, Slawska Helena, Oslislo Anna, Grzeszczak Władysław
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The mutation of the IRS-1 gene is one of the genetic risk factors which, it is speculated, is associated with insulin resistance or predisposition to type 2 diabetes. The aim of our study was to evaluate the association between the Gly972Arg polymorphism in the IRS-1 gene and birth weight in newborn children with adequate gestational age. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 100 newborn children with adequate...
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