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Breast-feeding modifies the association of PPARgamma2 polymorphism Pro12Ala with growth in early life: the Generation R Study.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2009
Mook-Kanamori Dennis O, Steegers Eric A P, Uitterlinden Andre G, Moll Henriëtte A, van Duijn Cornelia M, Hofman Albert, Jaddoe Vincent W V
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We examined whether the PPARgamma2 Ala12 allele influences growth in early life and whether this association is modified by breast-feeding. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This study was embedded in the Generation R Study, a prospective cohort study from early fetal life onward. PPARgamma2 was genotyped in DNA obtained from cord blood samples in 3,432 children. Information about breast-feeding was...
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